A Case Series Describing "Real Time" Use of Ultrasound to Assess Fracture Reduction in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department

McManus, J.

doi:10.1197/j.aem.2006.09.010

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“…Recently, ultrasound has emerged as a useful tool for both fracture identification and similar applications such as the dynamic visualization of fracture reduction. 5,7 Bone is not penetrated by ultrasound, and cortical discontinuities greater than 1 mm may herald the presence of a fracture (Figure 2). 5 Not surprisingly, the ability to use ultrasound to identify fractures increases with time and practice.…”

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The Ultrasound Identification of Simulated Long Bone Fractures by Prehospital Providers

Heiner

McArthur

2010

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

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Using portable ultrasound, EMTs correctly detected the presence or absence of simulated long bone fractures with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity. Future studies may evaluate the ability of other groups to use ultrasound to assist in the diagnosis of fractures and examine the clinical impact of this skill in environments where conventional imaging modalities are limited or unavailable.

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