The bone quality of the elbow joint: a quantitative analysis

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022784

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2020-12-22

Start date

2021-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

S52.0 S52.1 S42.4

Interventions

Group 1: A young reference population with an age between 20 and 30 years at the time of examination is identified on the basis of CT scans taken at Freiburg University Hospital between 2005 and 2020

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Young reference population: -CT examinations of an elbow joint between 2005 and 2020. -Age at the time of examination between 20 and 30 years of age -adequate image quality Correlation collective: -presence of a CT examination of the elbow joint and also presence of a bone densitometry (DEXA, Dual X-Ray Absortiometry) -Age at examination at least 18 years of age -adequate image quality

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -malformations of the elbow joint -severe degenerative changes -for the respective reference range: presence of fractures or post-traumatic changes -Inadequate imaging -<18 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Gender-specific reference values for bone quality around the elbow in young adults.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Correlation of bone quality development in relation to patient age. Cut-off of the reference values for the presence of osteoporosis or reduced bone quality.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFerdinand Wagner

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirugie

ferdinand.wagner@uniklinik-freiburg.de076127024010

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026