The accuracy of ultrasound evaluation in foot and ankle trauma

Ekinci, Salih; Polat, Onur; Günalp, Müge; Demirkan, Arda; Koca, Ayça

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2013.06.008

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“…48 In addition to eight articles that had not been published at that time, 20,[26][27][28]32,33,41,46 our study includes thirteen other articles not included in that review. 21,22,24,25,29,30,[34][35][36]38,41,43,44 Additional studies were possibly found as a result of a more comprehensive search strategy. Our review reaches similar conclusions, that PoCUS is a useful tool to supplement radiographs for the detection of fractures.…”

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“…All studies reported both the sensitivity and specificity of PoCUS, and LRs were calculated from these values when the authors did not include them in their manuscripts. Twenty-five studies 7,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][41][42][43][44] were included, ranging from 26 to 653 patients. Collectively, these studies included 2,982 patients and identified 1,200 fractures, with fracture prevalence ranging from 7% to 71% (aggregate prevalence of 40.2%).…”

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“…[27][28][29][30] Because they are clinically different, we did not include studies of pediatric or mixed age patients, or studies of patients with mid-shaft lower leg fractures. 35,39,43,44 Forest plots of the included studies' sensitivity and specificity are shown in Figure 5.…”

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Use of point-of-care ultrasound in long bone fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Lapointe‐Shaw

et al. 2016

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Objectives: Long bone fractures (LBFs) are among the most frequent traumatic injuries seen in emergency departments. Reduction and immobilization is the most common form of treatment for displaced fractures. Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is a promising technique for diagnosing LBFs and assessing the success of reduction attempts. This article offers a comprehensive review of the use of PoCUS for the diagnosis and reduction of LBFs. Data source: MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched through July 19, 2015. Study selection: We included prospective studies that assessed test characteristics of PoCUS in 1) the diagnosis or 2) the reduction of LBFs. The methodological quality of the included studies was evaluated using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS-2) tool. Data extraction: Thirty studies met inclusion criteria (n = 3,506; overall fracture rate 48.0%). Test characteristics of PoCUS for the diagnosis of LBFs were as follows: sensitivity 64.7%-100%, specificity 79.2%-100%, positive likelihood ratio (LR) 3.11-infinity, and negative LR zero-0.45. Sensitivity and specificity for the adequate reduction of LBFs with PoCUS were 94%-100% and 56%-100%, respectively. PoCUS diagnosis of pediatric forearm fractures in 10 studies showed a pooled sensitivity of 93.1% (95% confidence interval [CI], 87.2%-96.4%) and specificity of 92.9% (95% CI, 86.6%-96.4%), and PoCUS diagnosis of adult ankle fractures in four studies showed a pooled sensitivity of 89.5% (95% CI, 77.0%-95.6%) and specificity of 94.2% (95% CI, 86.1%-97.7%). Conclusion: PoCUS demonstrates good diagnostic accuracy in all LBFs studied, especially in pooled results of diagnosis of pediatric forearm and adult ankle fractures. PoCUS is an appropriate adjunct to plain radiographs for LBFs. RÉSUMÉObjectifs: Les fractures des os longs (FOL) figurent parmi les blessures traumatiques les plus fréquentes au service des urgences, et les traitements les plus courants des fractures avec déplacement consistent en la réduction et l'immobilisation du membre touché. L'échographie au point de service (EPS) est une technique prometteuse dans le diagnostic des FOL et dans l'évaluation de la réussite des tentatives de réduction. Aussi les auteurs ont-ils procédé à un examen exhaustif de la documentation médicale sur l'utilisation de l'EPS dans le diagnostic et la réduction des FOL, et ils font état des résultats dans le présent article. Source de données: Des recherches ont été effectuées dans les bases de données MEDLINE et EMBASE jusqu'au 19 juillet 2015 inclusivement. Sélection des etudes: Ont été retenues des études prospectives visant à évaluer les caractéristiques de fonctionnement de l'EPS au regard 1) du diagnostic ou 2) de la réduction des FOL. La qualité méthodologique des études sélectionnées a été évaluée l'aide de l'outil Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS-2). Extraction des données: Trente études respectaient les critères de sélection (n = 3506; taux général de fracture : 48,0 %). Les caractéristiques de fo...

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“…Most of these patients request emergency physicians (EPs) to perform x‐rays. Nevertheless, the negative radiography rate in these patients is between 75% and 80% . Bedside ultrasonography (US) has been shown to be helpful in diagnosing fractures in the ED .…”

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The Accuracy of Bedside Ultrasonography as a Diagnostic Tool for Fractures in the Ankle and Foot

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Yeşilaras

Kılıç

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Academic Emergency Medicine

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Objectives: Ultrasonography (US) has been shown to be helpful in diagnosing fractures in the emergency department (ED) setting. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of US for fractures in patients presenting to the ED with foot and/or ankle sprain and positive Ottawa foot and ankle rules.Methods: This was a prospective study of consecutive patients aged 18 years and over were admitted to the ED with acute foot and/or ankle sprain and positive Ottawa foot and ankle rules. After the patients by were examined by bedside US, anteroposterior and lateral ankle radiographs were obtained, as well as anteroposterior and oblique foot radiographs. The films were evaluated by an orthopedic surgeon who was blinded to the US examination results. The orthopedic surgeon's evaluation was considered the criterion standard for diagnosing a fracture.Results: A total of 246 patients were included in the study. In 76 (30.9%) of the patients, a total of 79 fractures were detected by radiography. Ten false-negative and nine false-positive results were obtained by US examination. Only one patient, whose US showed a fracture but whose radiographs were normal, had a fracture detected by computed tomography (CT). The sensitivity and specificity of US scanning in detecting fractures were 87.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 77.5% to 93.4%) and 96.4% (95% CI = 93.1% to 98.2%), respectively.Conclusions: Ultrasound had good sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing fifth metatarsal, lateral, and medial malleolus fractures in the patients with foot and/or ankle sprain. However, sensitivity and specificity of US for navicular fractures were low.

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“…This is one of the largest emergency foot and ankle ultrasound series in a prospective study [11]. The largest emergency ankle ultrasound series was that of Ekinci et al (131 cases), but their objective was to screen for fracture and not ligament lesion [12].…”

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Prospective observational study of midtarsal joint sprain: Epidemiological and ultrasonographic analysis

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Szymanski

Lalanne

et al. 2016

Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research

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The accuracy of ultrasound evaluation in foot and ankle trauma

Cited by 58 publications

References 22 publications

Use of point-of-care ultrasound in long bone fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Use of point-of-care ultrasound in long bone fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Accuracy of Bedside Ultrasonography as a Diagnostic Tool for Fractures in the Ankle and Foot

Prospective observational study of midtarsal joint sprain: Epidemiological and ultrasonographic analysis

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