Use of percussion as a screening tool in the diagnosis of occult hip fractures
Tiru, M.; Goh, S.H.; Low, B.Y.
Singapore Medical Journal 43(9): 467-469
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-5675 PMID: 12568425 Document Number: 543293
Traumatic hip pain is a common clinical problem in the emergency department. There is significant morbidity in discharging a patient with an undiagnosed undisplaced hip fracture. The auscultatory percussion technique is a useful method to risk stratify patients who present with traumatic hip pain and with normal radiographs. We sought to study the sensitivity and specificity of the auscultatory percussion technique in a prospective study.