Ultrasound assessment of humeral shaft nonunion risk: a feasibility and proof of concept study.

William M Oliver Jaimie A Nicholson Katrina R Bell Thomas H Carter Timothy O White Nicholas David Clement Andrew D Duckworth A Hamish R W Simpson

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2023)

Ultrasound assessment of humeral shaft fracture healing was feasible, reliable and may predict nonunion. Ultrasound could be useful in defining nonunion risk among patients with reduced radiographic callus formation.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced ultrasound
rotator cuff