Giraldo RJA, Cardozo OA

Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 111-113
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ABSTRACT

Emergency ultrasound is more common in the daily practice of non radiologist specialist like emergency medicine specialists; inside emergency ultrasound field exist applications like assessment of patient with trauma and medical pathologies; this case report one of the rising applications in the diagnostic of musculoskeletal trauma in the Emergency Department, long bones fractures.

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