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Ultrasonography vs. Radiography for Suspected Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures: The BUCKLED Trial

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August 2023

Ultrasonography vs. Radiography for Suspected Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures: The BUCKLED Trial

Vol: 303| Issue: 8| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Ultrasonography or Radiography for Suspected Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures.

N Engl J Med. 2023 Jun 1;388(22):2049-2057.

Contributing Authors:
PJ Snelling P Jones D Bade R Bindra J Byrnes M Davison S George M Moore G Keijzers RS Ware

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Synopsis

270 children with suspected distal forearm fractures were randomized in this multi-center, open-label, non-inferiority trial to receive diagnostic imaging with radiography (n=135) or ultrasonography (n=135). The primary outcome of interest was physical function at 4 weeks, as measured by the Pediatric Upper Extremity Short Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) scale. Se...

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