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Clinical Trial
. 1988 Jun;5(2):97-100.
doi: 10.1136/emj.5.2.97.

Ultrasound assessment of the suspected scaphoid fracture

D J DaCruz  1 , R H Taylor, B Savage, G G Bodiwala
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Clinical Trial

Ultrasound assessment of the suspected scaphoid fracture

D J DaCruz et al. Arch Emerg Med. 1988 Jun.

Abstract

A prospective study of 111 patients thought to have sustained a recent scaphoid fracture on clinical grounds but who were radiologically negative was undertaken over a period of 7 months. All such patients were subjected to ultrasound scanning within a week of their injury under double blind conditions. All patients were re-X-rayed 2-3 weeks after their injury. The authors' results suggest that ultrasonic diagnosis of the possibly fractured scaphoid is unreliable.

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