[Ultrasonic evaluation of biomechanical properties of the interosseus membranes of the forearm. I. Selection of a quality index].

In the article is presented the echographic semiotics of the forearm interosseous membrane, based on the results of 10 forearm examinations. Qualitative echographic parameters, describing the forearm interosseous membrane geometry in different biomechanical situations, have been analysed. It has been determined that the ultrasound echography permits to visualize for certain the forearm interosseous membrane. As the criteria of the membrane geometry can be used such indicators as its area and profile height. Ultrasound echography permits to detect interosseous membrane tissue strain in case of forearm rotation and external compression in interosseous space, due to which its elasticity is evaluated.