The utility of ultrasound for diagnosing purulent infections of the upper extremity

ConclusionsUltrasound is not a sensitive method to detect the presence of abscess in the setting of upper extremity infection. However, in this population of patients with suspected abscess, the negative predictive value was high with and without the inclusion of ambiguous results, suggesting reasonable utility of ultrasound as a rule-out test.Level of EvidenceDiagnostic study, Level II
Source: Hand - Category: Surgery Source Type: research