Sensitivity and specificity of bedside ultrasonography in the diagnosis of fractures of the fifth metacarpal

Aksay, ERSİN; Yesilaras, Murat; Kilic, Turgay; Tur, Feriyde; Sever, Mustafa; Kaya, Ahmet

doi:10.1136/emermed-2013-202971

Sensitivity and specificity of bedside ultrasonography in the diagnosis of fractures of the fifth metacarpal

Aksay E., Yesilaras M., Kilic T. Y., Tur F. C., Sever M., Kaya A.

EMERGENCY MEDICINE JOURNAL, cilt.32, sa.3, ss.221-225, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.1136/emermed-2013-202971
Dergi Adı: EMERGENCY MEDICINE JOURNAL
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.221-225
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives Ultrasonography is becoming increasingly common in the diagnosis of fracture in emergency medicine. The aim of our study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of sonographic examinations for diagnosing fifth metacarpal fractures.