A Prospective Study Comparing Different Clinical Decision Rules in Adult and Pediatric Ankle Trauma

Summary

Comparison of the reliability of different examination techniques to detect fractures in patients with ankle trauma.

Conditions

• Ankle Injuries

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules

As previously published

PROCEDURE

Buffalo Rule

As previously published

PROCEDURE

Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules + application of a tuning fork to the distal fibula and tibia

As previously published

PROCEDURE

Thompson Test

As previously published

PROCEDURE

Palpation of the fibula

Palpation of the fibula over its entire length.

PROCEDURE

Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules + palpation of the cuboid bone

As previously published

PROCEDURE

Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules + palpation over the deltoid ligament

As previously published

PROCEDURE

Malleolar Zone Algorithm

As previously published

PROCEDURE

Low Risk Exam

As previously published

PROCEDURE

Bernese Ankle Rules

As previously published

PROCEDURE

Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules + swelling of the distal fibula

As previously published

Sponsors & Collaborators

• KU Leuven

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Dimitri Vandoninck, MD · Emergency Department of the University Hospitals, Catholic University Leuven

• Marc Sabbe, MD, PhD · Emergency Department of the University Hospitals, Catholic University Leuven

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

5 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2010-09-30

Primary Completion

2012-08-31

Completion

2012-08-31

Countries

• Belgium

Study Locations