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TITLE:

THE IMPORTANCE OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY FOR THE VALIDATION OF PULLED ELBOW TREATMENT

AUTHORS:

Dr Nargis Bano, Dr Muhammad Saleem, Dr Hasnain Abbas

ABSTRACT:

Objective: The aim of this study was to use ultrasonography for the diagnosis and confirmation of Pulled Elbow treatment. Place and Duration: In the Orthopedic Unit II and Radiology Department of Nishter hospital Multan for one-year duration. Method: This cross-sectional descriptive study started in March 2019 and lasts until March 2020. The results were then recorded by the doctor on the checklist and introduced the SPSS software (version 20) for further analysis. Results: The study studied 60 children with elbow injuries. 27 (45%) were girls (women) and 33 (55%) there were children (boys). This means a higher level of injury in men than in women. The highest incidence of elbow injuries was observed in children from 3 years of age (15%). For the approval of the treatment, it was noted that the accuracy of the ultrasonic method is 92%. Conclusion: In this study, it is aimed at confirming the method of treatment according to the result of ultrasound performed after treatment. As a result, the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound was achieved by more than 90% with confirmation of the treatment method for the treatment of the towed elbow. keywords: ultrasound, X-ray, elbow injury