Bedside hip ultrasonography in the pediatric emergency department: a tool to guide management in patients presenting with limp.
Pediatr Emerg Care
; 30(4): 285-7, 2014 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24694889
ABSTRACT
We present a case of a 3-year-old girl brought to the emergency department for evaluation of limp after falling off the monkey bars 1 day prior. X-rays of the entire left lower extremity were normal with no evidence of fracture, dislocation, or effusion. Point-of-care ultrasound of the left hip demonstrated a hip effusion, which prompted further imaging, ultimately revealing an occult fracture of the left proximal femoral metaphysis. This case demonstrates the ability of point-of-care ultrasound to guide the management of patients presenting to the pediatric emergency department with musculoskeletal complaints.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article