Bedside Ultrasound Identification of Infectious Flexor Tenosynovitis in the Emergency Department
Infectious flexor tenosynovitis (FTS) is a serious infection of the hand and wrist that can lead to necrosis and amputation without prompt diagnosis and surgical debridement. Despite the growing use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) by emergency physicians there is only one reported case of the us...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2935f945 |