Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) Identifies Perfusion Differences Between Tibial Fracture Unions and Non-Unions

Overview	The article presents a comparison of perfusion characteristics examined by CEUS and quantified by TIC in patients with tibial fractures unions and non-unions. The cut-off values for septic and aseptic non-unios has been stated.
Authors	Fischer, Christian et al.
Journal	Ultraschall in der Medizin – European Journal of Ultrasound 2020; 41(01): 44 – 51
Recommendation/Comment	The noninvasive estimated character of perfusion may estimate and characterize the healing process in the fracture gap and allow discrimination of pathological processes.
Clinical implication	The perfusion character of the fracture gap may signalize some pathological healing processes.
Link (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0637-1679
Ultrasound speciality	Contrast sonography, Musculoskeletal sonography – orthopaedics and traumatology