Point-of-care ultrasound detection of acute scaphoid fracture.

作者信息

Tessaro Mark O, McGovern Terrance R, Dickman Eitan, Haines Lawrence E

机构信息

From the *Division of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; and †College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University-California, Vallejo, CA.

出版信息

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015 Mar;31(3):222-4. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000385.

DOI:10.1097/PEC.0000000000000385

PMID:25738245

Abstract

In cases of traumatic wrist pain, emergency physicians must maintain a high index of suspicion for scaphoid fractures due to their potential for serious complications. A growing body of literature supports the use of point-of-care ultrasonography by emergency physicians in the evaluation of potential fractures. We report a case of a pediatric scaphoid fracture that was initially not visualized on x-ray and was subsequently detected using point-of-care ultrasound in the ED.

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