Balfour George W
Valley Orthopedic Surgery Associates, Van Nuys, CA.
J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Mar;41(3):453-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.12.020. Epub 2016 Jan 21.
Ultrasound is a readily available, inexpensive, easy-to-use, and rapid diagnostic tool. Physicians can use ultrasound to identify excessively long screws or screw penetration into joints. This article illustrates ultrasound identification of problem screws.