Post-splinting Radiographs of Minimally Displaced Fractures: Good Medicine or Medicolegal protection?Sonia Chaudhry, MD, Edward Delsole, BS, Kenneth Egol, MD. NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases.JBJS Am. 2012 Sept;94:e128(1-5)The authors reviewed 1321 acute n
Post-splinting Radiographs of Minimally Displaced Fractures: Good Medicine or Medicolegal protection?
Sonia Chaudhry, MD, Edward Delsole, BS, Kenneth Egol, MD. NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases.
JBJS Am. 2012 Sept;94:e128(1-5)
The authors reviewed 1321 acute non-displaced fractures and found that post-splinting radiographs of minimally- or non-displaced fractures were associated with longer ED wait times, greater radiation exposure and increased healthcare costs without providing helpful information. 60% of patients with minimally displaced fractures received post-splinting radiographs, and all images demonstrated maintained alignment.
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