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Point-of-Care Ultrasound Pronator Quadratus Hematoma Sign for Detection of Clinically Non-Angulated Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Peter James SnellingGerben KeijzersRobert S Ware
Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)
The PQH sign correctly distinguished all children with, and without, cortical breach fractures. All PQ delta thicknesses were ≧2.1 mm when cortical breach fracture was present and ≦1.1 mm when cortical breach fracture was absent. The PQH sign and PQ delta thickness are promising measurements to identify pediatric distal forearm cortical breach fractures, and their utility should be confirmed in larger studies with sonologists of different abilities.
Keyphrases
  • minimally invasive
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • young adults
  • ultrasound guided
  • optical coherence tomography
  • hip fracture