Accuracy of bedside ultrasonography for the diagnosis of finger fractures

AKSAY, ERSİN; Kilic, Turgay; Yesilaras, Murat; Tur, Feriyde; Sever, Mustafa; Kalenderer, Onder

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2016.01.010

Accuracy of bedside ultrasonography for the diagnosis of finger fractures

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AKSAY E., Kilic T. Y., Yesilaras M., Tur F. C., Sever M., Kalenderer O.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.34, no.5, pp.809-812, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 34 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.01.010
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.809-812
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Diagnosis of bone fractures by ultrasonography is becoming increasingly popular in emergency medicine practice. We aimed to determine the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of point-of-care ultrasonography (PoCUS) compared with plain radiographs in proximal and middle phalanx fractures.