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ReviewArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery2024

Fracture sonography-review of literature and current recommendations.

Ole Ackermann, Christian A Fischer, Kay Grosser, Christina Hauenstein, Sebastian Kluge, Jörg D Moritz, Lars Berthold, Constantin V Kaisenberg, Christian Tesch

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Review in Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. [Usability of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Fractures].Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ole AckermannUniversity of Bochum, Universitätsstr 1, 44780, Bochum, Germany. dr.med.ackermann@gmx.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5649-6645
Christian A FischerChristian A. Fischer, Arcus Klinik, Rastatter Str. 17-19, 75179, Pforzheim, Germany.
Kay GrosserKay Grosser, Klinikum Kassel, Mönchebergstraße 41-43, 34125, Kassel, Germany.
Christina HauensteinChristina Hauenstein, Universität Rostock, Schillingallee 35, 18057, Rostock, Germany.
Sebastian KlugeSebastian Kluge, Handchirurgie Seefeld, Seefeldstrasse 27, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland.
Jörg D MoritzJörg D. Moritz, Universität SH, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3, 24105, Kiel, Germany.
Lars BertholdLars Berthold, Universität Giessen Und Marburg, Rudolf-Buchheim-Straße 8, 35392, Gießen, Germany.
Constantin V KaisenbergConstantin V. Kaisenberg, MHH, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Christian TeschChristian Tesch, Neuer Wall 32, 20354, Hamburg, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over a span of more than two years, a collaborative expert group consisting of 9 professional societies has meticulously crafted the S2e guideline on fracture sonography. This publication encapsulates the essential insights pertaining to specific indications. A thorough and systematic literature search, covering the period from 2000 to March 2021, was conducted across PubMed, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, complemented by an evaluation of bibliographies. Inclusion criteria encompassed randomized controlled clinical trials, observational clinical trials, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews, while guidelines, conferences, reviews, case reports, and expert opinions were excluded. The SIGN grading system (1999-2012) was applied to assess evidence, and resultant SIGN tables were presented to the expert group. Specific recommendations for the application of fracture sonography were then derived through unanimous consensus after detailed discussions. Out of the initial pool of 520 literature sources, a meticulous screening and content assessment process yielded 182 sources (146 clinical studies and 36 meta-analyses and systematic reviews) for evaluation. The comprehensive analysis identified twenty-one indications that substantiate the judicious use of fracture sonography. Ultrasound emerges as a pragmatic and user-friendly diagnostic method, showcasing feasibility across a diverse range of indications.

Indexed as

Fractures, BoneUltrasonographyHumansPractice Guidelines as TopicBoneDiagnosisFractureSonographyUltrasound

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