title: An audit of comparative views in elbow trauma in children.
abstract: A comparative radiograph of the contralateral elbow was obtained in only 30 (2.5%) of children examined after elbow trauma. Interpretation by junior clinical staff was changed in only three children (0.25%). Radiological review of the ipsilateral elbow alone altered diagnosis in six (20%) of the 30 children referred for comparative views and agreed with the final clinical diagnosis in 29 (97%). Comparative views were requested by inexperienced clinical staff in 28 (95%) of cases and were unnecessary in all patients. A senior radiological or clinical opinion would have resolved problems at interpretation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Rickett
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Finlay
mesh_terms: D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000092464:Elbow Injuries