Point-of-care bedside ultrasound examination for the exclusion of clinically significant ankle and fifth metatarsal bone fractures; a single blinded prospective diagnostic cohort study

Point-of-care bedside ultrasound examination for the exclusion of clinically significant ankle and fifth metatarsal bone fractures; a single blinded prospective diagnostic cohort study

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of point-of-care bedside ultrasound (PoCUS) as in usual clinical practice in suspected ankle and fifth metatarsal bone fractures, compared to the standard of radiographic imaging. Methods This prospective study included pati...

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Main Authors: Aniek Crombach, Nasim Azizi, Heleen Lameijer, Mostafa El Moumni, Jan C. ter Maaten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Subjects:
Point-of-care bedside ultrasound
PoCUS
Emergency ultrasound
Bedside ultrasound
Emergency department
Ankle fractures
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13047-020-00387-y

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