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Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
Boxer's Fracture ... needed (using hematoma ... MetroHealth_EM #Boxers ... Metacarpal #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Sternal Fracture on Ultrasound

Sternal fractures are not seen on x-ray. Here you can see the step-off
not seen on x-ray ... see the step-off and ... hematoma. ... #trauma #pocus ... #clinical #ultrasound
Radius Fracture on POCUS
Great example of the use of POCUS to diagnose a fracture of a
of a long bone ... cortical disruption and ... Could also do X-ray ... #POCUS #clinical ... #bone #msk #orthopedics
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

It’s super easy! Place linear probe in long axis over point of
linear probe in long ... bony cortex, +/- hematoma ... Xray read as normal ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound
Shoulder Infraspinatus Hematoma on POCUS

A woman fell down a flight of stairs and can’t move her
on POCUS A woman ... flight of stairs and ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #msk ... #orthopedics #radiology
Humerus Fracture on POCUS

A woman fell down a flight of stairs and can’t move her left
Humerus Fracture ... flight of stairs and ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #msk ... #orthopedics #radiology
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
POCUS Instead ... poorly-sensitive and ... time-consuming chest xray ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #clinical
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
on POCUS. 60 ... but luckily no haematoma ... underneath and ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
orient in line on long ... associated overlying hematoma ... completely replace x-ray ... POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #trauma
Achilles tendon rupture on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Achilles tendon rupture. Look for disruption of
parallel fibers in long ... musculotendinous junction and ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #clinical #msk ... #orthopedics