Sensitivity of the Saline Load Test for Traumatic Arthrotomy of the Ankle

Category: Ankle Introduction/Purpose: The saline load test is routinely used to evaluate for traumatic arthrotomy in orthopaedics. The purpose of this study was to determine the volume of saline required to detect traumatic arthrotomy of the ankle. Methods: 42 patients undergoing elective ankle arth...

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Main Authors: Daniel Bohl MD, MPH, Rachel Frank MD, Simon Lee MD, Kamran Hamid MD, MPH, George Holmes MD, Johnny Lin MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00163