The effectiveness of bedside point-of-care ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of metacarpal fractures

KOZACI, Nalan; AY, Mehmet; AKCIMEN, Mehmet; Sasmaz, Muhammed; TURHAN, Gokcen; BOZ, Ali

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2015.06.052

The effectiveness of bedside point-of-care ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of metacarpal fractures

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KOZACI N., AY M. O., AKCIMEN M., Sasmaz I., TURHAN G., BOZ A.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.33, no.10, pp.1468-1472, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 33 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.06.052
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1468-1472
Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to compare the effectiveness of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) with direct radiography (DR) in the diagnosis and management of the patients with metacarpal fractures (MFs).