Till now we are of the opinion that Ultrasound is not that helpful for detecting fracture but a study conducted although on animal model for detection of fracture by Residents in Emergency of hospital revealed that USG is rather better detect fracture of a long bone than X-ray. Ultrasound (US) is a frequently used imaging modality in the emergency department (ED). It has advantages of being a rapid, cost-effective, noninvasive technique that does not use ionizing radiation.
US has many applications in the ED setting, including intra-abdominal, cardiopulmonary, various soft-tissue applications and as a procedural adjunct (e.g., vascular access, incision, and drainage). In spite of literature describing US as a diagnostic modality used for the assessment of bony injuries for over two decades, point-of-care US is still variably employed in the evaluation of extremity trauma. Extremity…
