Elena Neri, Egidio Barbi, Ingrid Rabach, Chiara Zanchi, Stefania Norbedo, Luca Ronfani, Veronica Guastalla, Alessandro Ventura, Pierpaolo Guastalla
OBJECTIVE: Hand fractures are common in childhood, and radiography is the standard diagnostic procedure. US has been used to evaluate bone injuries, mainly in adults for long-bone trauma; there are only a few studies about hand fractures in children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and confirm the safety and applicability of the US diagnostic procedure in comparison to X-ray diagnosis. STUDY DESIGN: This cross-sectional study involved a convenience sample of young patients (between 2 and 17 years old) who were taken to the emergency department due to hand trauma...
December 2014: Archives of Disease in Childhood