Emergency physicians performed Point-of-Care-Ultrasonography for detecting distal forearm fracture

Sivrikaya S., AKSAY E., BAYRAM B., ÇOLAK N., KARAKAŞLI A., Altintas E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.16, no.3, pp.98-101, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.tjem.2016.04.002
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier
  • Page Numbers: pp.98-101
  • Keywords: Ultrasonography, Emergency departments, Forearm, Fracture
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Several studies focusing diagnosis of forearm fracture using Point-of-Care-Ultrasonography (POCUS) had been carried out in children. There is a lack of evidence for the utility of sonographic (US) examination for detecting of distal forearm fracture in adults. We aim to determine the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of POCUS examination for the fracture of the distal radius and ulna in adult patients presenting with blunt forearm trauma.