Detecting Occult Proximal Humeral Neck Fractures Through CT and MRI Tests of Patients With Greater Tuberosity Fractures

Hebei Medical University Third Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Humeral Greater Tuberosity; Humeral Fractures/ Proximal; Fractures/ Occult

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: CT and MRI

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03481478

HZY2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients with greater tuberosity fractures is becoming increasingly common, as is the number of cases of humeral surgical neck fractures. This study investigated the relationship between size of greater tuberosity fragment and occurrence of humeral surgical neck fractures by using CT or MRI tests.

Full description

Some humeral surgical neck fractures can be detected through X-ray of shoulder in patients with greater tuberosity fractures. However, some fractures can not be find through conventional X-ray in such patients unless broader CT or MRI tests are required to confirm diagnoses of humeral surgical neck fractures.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients 18 years or older with greater tuberosity fractures and shoulder dislocation/ or not who were acute injured were included

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with ipsilateral previous proximal humeral fractures and obviously proximal humeral fractures were excluded。

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients with greater tuberosity fractures

Description:

If humeral surgical neck fractures can be detected through CT or MRI in such groups.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: CT and MRI

Dislocation patients with greater tuberosity fractures

Description:

If humeral surgical neck fractures can be detected through CT or MRI in such groups.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: CT and MRI