Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis by Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department
Introduction: Pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis (PFT) is difficult to diagnose on clinical grounds alone as many patients requiring an operation do not have all four of Kanavel’s signs. Previous studies have shown that hypoechoic fluid surrounding the flexor tendon on ultrasound is associated with this...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/66v223pj |