Ultrasound-guided treatment for pediatric phalangeal and metatarsal fractures
Ganman Lu, Xing Wu, Xiantao Shen, Jun Li, Xiongtao Li, Jingdong Xia, Xiaoliang Chen, Teng Wang · 2025
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Description
Ganman Lu and co-authors (2025) compared ultrasound guidance with X-ray guidance for fixing children's broken finger, toe, and foot bones. The study reviewed 112 children treated between 2020 and 2023. Fifty had closed reduction and pinning under ultrasound. Sixty-two had the standard X-ray fluoroscopy approach. The team compared surgery time, imaging counts, radiation dose, success rates, and later function.
Ultrasound cases finished about fifteen minutes faster on average. They needed roughly four fewer X-ray checks, and radiation exposure fell by more than half. Success in closing the fracture without open surgery was similar, as were function scores and complications. Finger fractures under ultrasound were quicker than foot fractures. The authors conclude the ultrasound route is safe and effective for these small bones. It spares growing children radiation and shortens time in theater. They describe the method as simple to learn and easy to repeat.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ganman Lu, Xing Wu, Xiantao Shen, Jun Li, Xiongtao Li, Jingdong Xia, Xiaoliang Chen, Teng Wang |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |