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Femur Fracture Diagnosis and Management Aided by Point-of-Care Ultrasonography
Afrah A W Ali1, David M Solomon, Robert J Hoffman
1From the *Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Services Institute, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City; †Emergency Services Institute, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and ‡Division of Emergency Medicine, Sidra Medical and Research Institute, Doha, Qatar.
Abstract:
We describe a point-of-care ultrasonography to facilitate diagnosis of a femur fracture in a 13-year-old adolescent boy. Rapid detection of the fracture, which was not possible by physical examination alone, permitted immediate stabilization of the leg with traction, rapid communication with orthopedic surgeons, and facilitated analgesic therapy before transport and movement to obtain radiographs.

