Point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis of acute Achilles tendon rupture in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 634.e3-634.e4

  Adhikari, Srikar ^a   Marx, Jared ^b   Crum, Todd ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ANKLE PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SPLINT; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VOLLEYBALL; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 84861153749     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.01.029     Document Type: Article

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