The efficiency of bedside ultrasonography in patients with wrist injury and comparison with other radiological imaging methods: A prospective study

• Published in: The American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 35; no. 6; pp. 855 - 859
• Main Authors: Oguz, Ahmet Burak, Polat, Onur, Eneyli, Muge Gunalp, Gulunay, Behnan, Eksioglu, Merve, Gurler, Serdar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2017; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bones; Computed tomography; Criteria; Cross-Sectional Studies; Emergency; Emergency medical care; Emergency medical services; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Filtration; Forearm; Fractures; Fractures, Bone - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Imaging methods; Injuries; Ligaments; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical imaging; Middle Aged; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Point-of-Care Systems - utilization; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Radiography; Radiology; Rheumatology; Scanning; Tendons; Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Trauma; Turkey; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound; Wrist; Wrist Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Wrist injury; Young Adult; Wrist injury; Radiology; Trauma; Ultrasonography; Imaging methods

Abstract Study objective Our aim was to determine the efficiency of ultrasound (US) scanning in patients with wrist trauma admitted to the emergency department and to compare US diagnostic usage with other radiological imaging methods. Methods Patients who presented to the emergency department with...