Hot Off the Press: Point-of-care ultrasound for non-angulated distal forearm fractures in children

Abstract

This prospective, cross-sectional diagnostic study examined the performance of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the diagnosis of suspected non-angulated forearm fractures in pediatric patients aged 4-17 years, using x-rays as the gold standard. The test characteristics reported are a sensitivity of 94.7% (95% CI 89.7-99.8%), a specificity of 93.5% (95% CI 88.6-98.5%), a positive likelihood ratio of 14.6, and a negative likelihood ratio of 0.6.

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