The Place of Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Rib Fractures

Bakilan F., Yuce G., Bicen A. C., Keten T.

TURK OSTEOPOROZ DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OSTEOPOROSIS, vol.21, no.3, pp.109-112, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tod.45477
  • Journal Name: TURK OSTEOPOROZ DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OSTEOPOROSIS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.109-112
  • Keywords: Rib fracture, blunt chest trauma, ultrasonography
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether ultrasonography is superior to chest x-ray in detecting rib fractures in patients with minor blunt chest trauma and chest pain.