"Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of x-ray and computed tomography in patients with wrist injury"
Injury Feb 07, 2020
Etli I, et al. - Researchers compared CT and XR images of patients admitted to the emergency department due to wrist injuries. Further, they appraised the accuracy of XR in the diagnosis of fractures. From January 1, 2017, to January 1, 2018, 274 patients admitted to ED with injuries due to wrist trauma and underwent XR imaging and CT scans. Identification of fractures was done in the XR images in 180 (66%) patients and in the CT images in 196 (72%) patients. For the evaluation of wrist injuries, XR is the first-choice imaging modality. Low sensitivity of XR was observed for identifying carpal bone fractures, insertion joint fractures, and adjacent bone fracture. They suggest performing CT imaging for diagnosis and treatment decision-making in complex or indistinct fractures.
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