Ultrasound in diagnosis of fractures in children: Unnecessary harassment or useful addition to X-ray?

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-274

  Moritz, Jörg D ^a   Berthold, L D ^b   Soenksen, S F ^b   Alzen, G F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bones; Children, injuries; Radiography; Trauma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXILLA FRACTURE; NEWBORN; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 45949110813     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1027329     Document Type: Article

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