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Table 1 Data parameters collected by clinicians

From: Ultrasound as an aid for reduction of paediatric forearm fractures

Patient parameters

Gender

Age

Date of attendance

Fracture type: isolated radius/ulna/combination of both

Fracture displacement:

 Degree of angulation

 Contact surface (i.e., estimated proportion of end-to-end contact of fracture fragments, or if fragments overlapped)

Age of fracture: <24 h or >24 h

Any associated tissue swelling

Sedation type: ketamine/Bier’s block/nitrous oxide

US exam results pre and post manipulation and if they corresponded with radiological exams