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Innovations (Phila)
; : 15569845241252443, 2024 Jun 03.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38828949
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Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med
; 1(1): 13-15, 2017 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29849422
RESUMO
We report the case of a 45-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department (ED) after an acute ankle inversion injury. After history and physical exam suggested a potential fracture, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) demonstrated a cortical defect of the distal fibula, consistent with fracture. Plain radiography failed to demonstrate a fracture. Later, the fracture was identified as a Weber B distal fibular fracture by stress-view radiography. This case reviews the evaluation of acute ankle injuries in the ED and the utility of POCUS as a supplemental imaging modality in the evaluation of ankle fracture.