Affiliation:
1. Department of Orthopedic Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University Chongqing China
Abstract
AbstractUltrasonography has begun to be applied to the examination of fractures in recent years owing to its safety, noninvasiveness, portability, and high sensitivity. The subcutaneous soft tissue of children is thinner than that of adults, children's bones have a high level of elasticity and a low level of brittleness, and the pediatric fractures heal quickly and produce more callus, therefore ultrasonography is a more suitable examination in pediatric bone fractures. In this paper, we intend to review the mechanism, performance, and examination effect of ultrasound examination in bone fractures, analyze the advantages and disadvantages between ultrasound imaging and X‐ray imaging, and further propose an outlook for the application of ultrasound technology in pediatric bone fractures.