ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Could Ultrasound Be Used as a Triage Tool in Diagnosing Fractures in Children? A Literature Review.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound versus X-ray for distal forearm fractures in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Pooled it
- Multidimensional Quality Evaluation of Imaging Performance for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Computed Tomography System.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Multicenter Retrospective Study of Ultrasound-Assisted Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning Versus Open Reduction for Pediatric Song Type V Lateral Condylar Humerus Fractures.Journal of pediatric orthopedics · 2026Article
- Imaging Pathways in Pediatric Thoracic Trauma: FAST-First Triage and Selective CT Escalation in Clinical Practice.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Emerging Diagnostic Approaches for Musculoskeletal Disorders: Advances in Imaging, Biomarkers, and Clinical Assessment.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Anatomical site variations in healing of pediatric femoral shaft fractures: ultrasound evaluation of conservative treatment.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- The emerging application of ultrasound technology in pediatric bone fractures: Clinical application, related issues and development prospect.Pediatric discovery · 2024Review
- A Pilot Comparative Study between Creatinine- and Cystatin-C-Based Equations to Estimate GFR and Kidney Ultrasound Percentiles in Children with Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Differentiating Viral from Bacterial Pneumonia in Children: The Diagnostic Role of Lung Ultrasound-A Prospective Observational Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Stratifying Disease Severity in Pediatric COVID-19: A Correlative Study of Serum Biomarkers and Lung Ultrasound-A Retrospective Observational Dual-Center Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Fracture is one of the most frequent causes of emergency department visits in children, conventional radiography being the standard imaging tool used for following procedures and treatment. This imagistic method is irradiating and harmful, especially for children due to their high cell division rate. For this reason, we searched the literature to see if musculoskeletal ultrasound is a good alternative for diagnostic and follow-up regarding fractures in the pediatric population. After searching the databases using MeSH terms and manual filters, 24 articles that compare X-ray and ultrasound regarding their specificity and sensitivity in diagnosing fractures were included in this study. In the majority of the studied articles, the specificity and sensitivity of ultrasound are around 90-100%, and with high PPVs (positive predictive values) and NPVs (negative predictive values). Although it cannot replace conventional radiography, it is a great complementary tool in fracture diagnosis, having a sensitivity of nearly 100% when combined with clinical suspicion of fracture, compared with X-ray.
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