Computed Tomography for Evaluating Supination-external Rotation Type Ankle Fractures

University at Buffalo (UB)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Supination-external Rotation Ankle Fractures

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02599441

733368-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare measures of ankle stability from an investigational cone beam computed tomography scanner to gravity stress X-ray in patients who have unstable supination-external rotation ankle fractures.

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• willing & able to provide written informed consent
• at least 18 years-old
• have medial clear space measuring less than 5 mm with clinical suspicion of instability and would normally require a gravity stress X-ray

Exclusion criteria

• pregnant (females)
• prisoners
• open fracture
• clinical signs of foot deformity
• previous foot trauma or surgery on the affected foot
• significant osteoarthritis or pre-existing ligamentous instability or pain in the affected foot
• unable to stand in the weight bearing position during the CT scan

Trial design

9 participants in 1 patient group

Ankle fracture cases