Ultrasound-guided hematoma block and fracture reduction: a new way to go forward
| Autor: | A Mukherjee, M Majeed, R Paw |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Radiography Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Ultrasound guided Surgery Radial fractures Poster Presentation Medicine Direct vision Hematoma block Ultrasonography business Reduction (orthopedic surgery) Fracture reduction |
| Zdroj: | Critical Care |
| ISSN: | 1364-8535 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/cc8501 |
| Popis: | The conventional treatment for most distal radial fractures is closed reduction and cast immobilization. Conventionally the hematoma block is used to reduce the fractures but it is done blindly and radiographic techniques have been essential and effective in monitoring these reductions [1]. Radiation-free ultrasonography, however, can provide both real-time and dynamic multiple-plane images with a small and simple-to-use transducer that can be operated with only one hand. We therefore wanted to see whether the real-time and dynamic multiple-plane observation capabilities of ultrasonography would allow an ED physician to perform under direct vision a hematoma block and closed reduction without multiple attempts of either as are frequently required when only conventional techniques are used. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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