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The Ultrasound Journal

Table 3 Details of fractures missed on ultrasound

From: Accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying fractures in patients with orthopaedic trauma presenting to emergency department of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, level 1 trauma centre

Cases

Site injured

Age

Swelling present

Point tenderness present

Fracture seen on radiograph

1.

Knee

55

Yes

Yes

Medial condyle of femur

2.

Knee

55

Yes

Yes

Lateral condyle of femur

3.

Elbow

42

Yes

Yes

Radial head

4.

Elbow

12

Yes

Yes

Lateral condyle humerus

5.

Elbow

27

Yes

Yes

Coronoid process of ulna

6.

Elbow

32

Yes

Yes

Intercondylar

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