Using Ultrasound to Prevent Screw Penetration.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.12.020.
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Abstract
Ultrasound is a readily available, inexpensive, easy-to-use, and rapid diagnostic tool. Physicians can use ultrasound to identify excessively long screws or screw penetration into joints. This article illustrates ultrasound identification of problem screws.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Screws
- Fracture Fixation, Internal
- Radius Fractures
- Tendon Injuries
- Ultrasonography
Anatomy
- radius