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However, there is limited data on the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for distal forearm fractures when conducted by pediatric surgeons or trainees who manage orthopedic injuries in children. The objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for pediatric distal forearm fractures when conducted by pediatric surgeons and trainees after minimal training.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This diagnostic study was conducted in a tertiary hospital emergency department in Germany. Participants were children and adolescents under 15\u00a0years of age who presented to the emergency department with an acute, suspected, isolated distal forearm fracture requiring imaging. Pediatric surgeons and trainees, after minimal training for sonographic fracture diagnosis, performed 6-view distal forearm POCUS on each participant prior to X-ray imaging. All data was retrospectively collected from the hospital\u2019s routine digital patient files. The primary outcome was the diagnostic accuracy of POCUS compared to X-ray as the reference standard.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>From February to June 2021, 146 children under 15 met all inclusion and exclusion criteria, and 106 data sets were available for analysis. Regarding the presence of a fracture, X-ray and Wrist-POCUS showed the same result in 99.1%, with 83\/106 (78.3%) fractures detected in both modalities and one suspected buckle fracture on POCUS not confirmed in the radiographs. Wrist-POCUS had a sensitivity of 100% (95% CI [0.956, 1]) and a specificity of 95.8% (95% CI [0.789, 0.999]) compared to radiographs. In 6 cases, there were minor differences regarding a concomitant ulnar buckle. The amount of prior ultrasound training had no influence on the accuracy of Wrist-POCUS for diagnosing distal forearm fractures. 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