Accuracy of point-of-care ultrasonography for diagnosis of elbow fractures in children

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-17

  Rabiner, Joni E ^a   Khine, Hnin ^a   Avner, Jeffrey R ^a   Friedman, Lana M ^b   Tsung, James W ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; ELBOW FRACTURE; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POINT OF CARE ULTRASONOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGIST; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ADOLESCENT; ARM INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELBOW JOINT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRA-ARTICULAR FRACTURES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871293037     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.07.112     Document Type: Article

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