title: Using Ultrasound to Prevent Screw Penetration.
abstract: Ultrasound is a readily available, inexpensive, easy-to-use, and rapid diagnostic tool. Physicians can use ultrasound to identify excessively long screws or screw penetration into joints. This article illustrates ultrasound identification of problem screws.
authors.affiliation: Valley Orthopedic Surgery Associates, Van Nuys, CA. Electronic address: George.Walter.Balfour@gmail.com.
authors.forename: George W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Balfour
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Ultrasound; distal radius; fractures; screw complications