A Narrative Review of the Uses of Ultrasound in the Evaluation, Analgesia, and Treatment of Distal Forearm Fractures

Emergency department point-of-care ultrasound in forearm fracture management

“…Many studies over the last 5 years show the accuracy of POCUS-assisted fracture reduction in the ED. [2][3][4][5] Every ED has an ultrasound machine: many emergency physicians have been using POCUS to assist in fracture assessment and management for more than a decade. By adopting POCUS as the modality of choice in fracture reduction, the additional costs of specialised radiation equipment, its storage, safety and maintenance can be circumvented in what are already cluttered EDs.…”