Diagnostic Accuracy of Portable Ultrasonography in Confirmation of Adequate Reduction of Distal Radius Fracture

Distal radius fracture (DRF) is one of the most common injury presented to the emergency ward and compromise about one sixth of fractures managed by emergency physicians This study was performed in ED of two regional hospitals in eastern part of Iran, with combined census of 150,000 patients per year, serving a largely low-income population. Thirty patients were enrolled during the study period. Five patients required repeated M&R, one refuses to continue and 4 patients were reduced for the second time. In the present study we show that US-guided DRF reduction has high sensitivity and specificity to diagnosed reduction adequacy in comparison with standard radiography.