Fracture Evaluated in Emergency Room by Ultra Sound (FREEUS)

University of Aarhus

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Fracture; Ultrasonography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01071733

FREEUS

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare fracture diagnostic, conventional x-ray versus ultrasound.

Full description

to compare fracture diagnostic, conventional x-ray versus ultrasound in an emergency room department.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Recent trauma to the wrist, ankle or fingers
• clinical exam by ER staff and x-ray indication.
• informed concent

Exclusion criteria

• open fracture
• wounds
• unstable fractures requiring cast immobilisation before x-ray
• multi traumatised patients

Trial design

0 participants in 3 patient groups

ultrasound wrist

ultrasound finger

ultrasound ankle