Open AccessComparison of ultrasound and plain radiography for the detection of long-bone fractures
Author(s) -
Amit Bahl,
Michael Bagan,
Steven Joseph,
Abigail Brackney
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/jets.jets_82_17
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , radiography , ultrasound , nuclear medicine , physical therapy , radiology , surgery
To compare emergency medicine (EM) resident physicians' ability to identify long-bone fractures using ultrasound (US) versus plain radiography (X-ray).