Musculoskeletal - Normal Knee US in TKA Patient
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55 yo F s/p RT TKA w/ revision presents after a fall. POCUS was w/o tendinous/bony abnormality. RT knee x-ray was w/o definite acute fracture. The American College of Radiology (ACR) promotes US evaluation of “pain after...(TKA with) suspect(ed) periprosthetic soft-tissue abnormality unrelated to infection” after radiographic evaluation as “usually appropriate”. Although ACEP US Guidelines boast 96.8% sensitivity and 99.7% specificity for diagnosing fractures, POCUS evaluation of traumatic arthroplasty complications does not exist. This creates an area of interest within POCUS. Contributors: Lauren Lowes, DO; Justin Morin, DO; Garrett Richardson, MS4; Nava Kendall, MD Central Michigan University Residency of Emergency Medicine