5th Metatarsal Fracture on POCUS

A patient presents with toe pain. Which of the following should be your next step?
Resolution: Splint in this patient with mid 5th metatarsal fracture. Note the reverberation artifact at the (acute) fracture site. Not the prettiest, but clear enough.

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Meghan Kelly Herbst, MD @eusmkh · 5 years ago
UCONN Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine. Ultrasound Fellowship Yale 2011. Family, patients, education, running = my life. https://twitter.com/EUSmkh | https://www.instagram.com/eus_mkh/
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