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KMID : 0950120080070010020
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Jouranl of Korean Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
2008 Volume.7 No. 1 p.20 ~ p.54
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Diagnosis with Ultrasound for Rib Fractures in the Golf
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Lim Che-Joon
Yoon Tae-Hyun
An Ki-Yong
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Abstract
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Purpose: In most cases, the main cause of chest or back pain during playing golf is rib fractures. This kind of rib fractures can be easily overlooked in plain radiographs. The purpose of this article is to clarify the value of the ultrasound in detecting rib fractures.
Material and Methods : We compared the findings of chest-X rays (anteroposterior, left or right lateral, both oblique view) with those of the ultrasound in 56 patients between the ages of 20th & 60th who were diagnosed rib fractures. Their chief complaints were chest or back pain which developed during playing golf. The results were analyzed statistically.
Results: Among 56 cases of rib fractures, 34 cases were diagnosed with initial X-rays. 51 cases were diagnosed with ultrasound. The sensitivity of radiograph and ultrasound were 60.71% & 91.07%, respectively. Dignosis was ultrasound with statical significance whereas radiography did not(p=0.0004).
Conclusion: It was concluded that ultrasound is a valuable tool in the diagnosis of the rib fractures which were undetected with X-rays during playing golf.
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KEYWORD
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Rib, Fractures, Diagnosis, Golf injury, Ultrasound
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