Could ultrasound be used as a triage tool in diagnosing fractures in children? A literature review

R Iacob, ER Stoicescu, S Cerbu, D Iacob, E Amaricai… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fracture is one of the most frequent causes of emergency department visits in children,
conventional radiography being the standard imaging tool used for following procedures …

Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for upper extremity fractures in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PY Tsou, YK Ma, YH Wang, JT Gillon, J Rafael… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Ultrasound has an excellent diagnostic accuracy for fractures that is reportedly
comparable to plain radiographs. We aim to summarize the diagnostic accuracy of …

[HTML][HTML] The EFSUMB guidelines and recommendations for musculoskeletal ultrasound–part II: joint pathologies, pediatric applications, and guided procedures

E Naredo, SC Rodriguez-Garcia… - Ultraschall in der …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
The second part of the Guidelines and Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
(MSUS), produced under the auspices of EFSUMB, following the same methodology as for …

The progress in quantitative evaluation of callus during distraction osteogenesis

Q Liu, Z Liu, H Guo, J Liang, Y Zhang - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022 - Springer
The manual monitoring of callus with digital radiography (X-ray) is the primary bone healing
evaluation, assessing the number of bridged callus formations. However, this method is …

Point‐of‐care ultrasound pronator quadratus hematoma sign for detection of clinically non‐angulated pediatric distal forearm fractures: a prospective cohort study

PJ Snelling, G Keijzers, RS Ware - Journal of Ultrasound in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) diagnosis of distal forearm fractures relies on
the identification of buckling or breach of hyperechoic bone cortex. We describe the pronator …

Fracture sonography—Review of literature and current recommendations

O Ackermann, CA Fischer, K Grosser… - Archives of orthopaedic …, 2024 - Springer
Over a span of more than two years, a collaborative expert group consisting of 9
professional societies has meticulously crafted the S2e guideline on fracture sonography …

Methods to accelerate fracture healing–a narrative review from a clinical perspective

B Ganse - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Bone regeneration is a complex pathophysiological process determined by molecular,
cellular, and biomechanical factors, including immune cells and growth factors. Fracture …

Ultrasound in bone fracture diagnosis–a comparative meta-analysis and systematic review

E Matschiner, O Serban, D Fodor, M Blaivas… - Medical …, 2024 - medultrason.ro
Aim: This meta-analysis evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound (US) for bone
fractures over the past 47 years, comparing it to established imaging standards. Material and …

Point-of-care ultrasound for the diagnosis of distal forearm fractures in children and adolescents: a scoping review

R Morello, F Mariani, PJ Snelling… - European Journal of …, 2025 - Springer
Distal forearm fractures are the most common pediatric fractures. Currently, the diagnostic
reference standard is X-ray. However, there is growing evidence that point-of-care …

[HTML][HTML] Sonographic fracture diagnosis in children and adolescents

JD Moritz - RöFo-Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Hintergrund Die klinische Untersuchung nach Trauma insbesondere von Kleinkindern
erweist sich häufig als schwierig. Dies hat zur Folge, dass in der bildgebenden Abklärung …