Diagnosis of suspected pediatric distal forearm fractures with point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) by pediatric orthopedic surgeons after minimal training
Pediatric surgeons and trainees, after minimal training in POCUS, had excellent diagnostic accuracy for distal forearm fractures in children and adolescents using POCUS compared to X-ray.
Authors
- Philipp Schwerk
- Jurek Schultz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5638-8663)
- René Mauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2204-8895)
- Guido Fitze
- Ricardo Beck
- Gabriele Hahn
- Josephine Edith Pohl
Institutions
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik (DE)
- Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden – University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Imaging
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-024-01433-y
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.11
Funders
- Technische Universität Dresden