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Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department

INTRODUCTION: Pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis (PFT) is difficult to diagnose on clinical grounds alone as many patients requiring an operation do not have all four of Kanavel’s signs. Previous studies have shown that hypoechoic fluid surrounding the flexor tendon on ultrasound is associated with this...

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Autores principales: Hubbard, Daniel, Joing, Scott, Smith, Steven W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6075484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30083641
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2018.3.37415