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Diagnosis of Occult Hip Fractures With Ultrasound

NCT00461864 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2007-04-18

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Summary

occult hip fractures present to the emergency room with a history of trauma,a painful hip and normal X-ray. these patients usually undergo other imaging modalities such as CT scans, MRI, or bone scans.

In this study we check the sensitivity and specificity of a directed ultrasound examination of the hip joint in diagnosing or excluding a hip fracture. We also compare the results of ultrasound examination by the orthopedic surgeon in the emergency room versus the consultant radiologist.

The patients undergo bone scans or CT to make the diagnosis.

Conditions

  • Hip Fractures
  • Occult Fractures

Interventions

PROCEDURE

ultrasound examination of the hip

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rabin Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alon Burg, MD · Rabin Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-04-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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