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The Accuracy of Bedside Ultrasonography as a Diagnostic Tool for the Fifth Metatarsal Fractures

The Accuracy of Bedside Ultrasonography as a Diagnostic Tool for the Fifth Metatarsal Fractures

Posted in: Emergency Medicine, Foot, Point-of-Care|

SONOSIM SUMMARY: In this prospective study, injuries of the foot that demonstrated fifth metatarsal tenderness were imaged with both ultrasound and plain radiographs in an attempt to gauge the accuracy of ultrasound for the detection of fifth metatarsal fractures. Ultrasound ultimately exhibited a high sensitivity and specificity for fifth metatarsal fractures in comparison plain radiographs, …

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