Letter to the Editor

Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Posterior Shoulder Dislocation: A Better Standard than X-Ray?

Authors: Wen Cheng Huang, MD, Karen Chia Wen Chu, BMBS, Yuan-Pin Hsu, MD

Abstract

To the Editor: We recently read with great interest the article entitled “Emergency Medicine Resident–Driven Point of Care Ultrasound for Suspected Shoulder Dislocation.”1 After reading this article, we would like to comment on some issues we identified in this article.

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References

1. Boswell B, Farrow R, Rosselli M, et al. Emergency medicine resident–driven point of care ultrasound for suspected shoulder dislocation. South Med J 2019;112:605–609. 2. Mackenzie DC, Liebmann O. Point-of-care ultrasound facilitates diagnosing a posterior shoulder dislocation. J Emerg Med 2013;44:976–978. 3. Beck S, Chilstrom M. Point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis and treatment of posterior shoulder dislocation. Am J Emerg Med 2013;31:449.e443–445. 4. Gottlieb M, Holladay D, Peksa GD. Point-of-care ultrasound for the diagnosis of shoulder dislocation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Emerg Med 2019;37:757–761. 5. Secko MA, Reardon L, Gottlieb M, et al. Musculoskeletal ultrasonography to diagnose dislocated shoulders: a prospective cohort. Ann Emerg Med 2020;76:119–128.