US vs MRI for Stress Injuries

Ryan Kruse

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stress Fracture

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05876897

202010068

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether or not there is a correlation between MRI and ultrasound for the diagnosis of lower limb stress injuries. Patients that are seen at the University of Iowa Sports Medicine Center with a suspected diagnosis of a lower limb stress injury will be recruited. These patients will undergo a diagnostic ultrasound of the affected region prior to undergoing an MRI of that region. Then, the ultrasound findings will be compared to the MRI findings to determine if a correlation exists.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18-50
• MRI confirmed tibial or metatarsal stress injury

Exclusion criteria

-Prior history of stress fracture or fracture in the affected limb at the region of concern.

Trial design

25 participants in 1 patient group

Diagnostic Ultrasound