Evaluating Validity of Ultrasonography in Determining Distal Radius Fracture Reduction

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Distal Radius Fracture

Treatments: Other: ultrasonography

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01823692

ASD-1213-75

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether ultrasonography guidance compare with the simple radiography aids in determining the adequacy of distal radius fracture reduction.

Full description

Distal radius fracture is one of the most common causes for visiting the emergency department. Nowadays, simple radiography is used as a control standard for evaluating reduction of distal radius fractures. The disadvantages include time wasting, frequent x-ray exposures and use of more sedation in determining adequate reduction, made scientists to evaluate alternative method such as ultrasonography which fast, easy and less dangerous were considered as advantages. The investigators goal was to identify whether ultrasonography guidance compare with the simple radiography aids in determining the adequacy of distal radius fracture reduction.

Enrollment: 184 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• > 21 years old and a diagnosing of a distal radius fracture based on simple radiography.

Exclusion criteria

• Open fractures
• more than 20 degree angulation
• joint internal involvement, communicated and along with Neurovascular compromised fractures
• patient's surgery due to other causes
• need to stay in the ICU and not being able to be treated at the same time for distal radius fracture
• patient's refusal to participate in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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184 participants in 1 patient group

Distal Radius Fracture

Other group

Description:

after manipulation and reduction were performed by single emergency medicine specialist under Bier block regional anesthesia or procedural sedation-analgesia, The ultrasonography was performed by the single emergency department physician in a long axis both in a anterioposterior and lateral views in determining whether the distal and proximal distal to a fracture was in a straight line (less than 3 mm difference) or not?

Treatment:

Other: ultrasonography