Hip Fractures, Occult Fractures
Conditions
Keywords
fracture, occult, hip
Brief summary
occult hip fractures present to the emergency room with a history of trauma,a painful hip and normal X-ray. these patients usually undergo other imaging modalities such as CT scans, MRI, or bone scans. In this study we check the sensitivity and specificity of a directed ultrasound examination of the hip joint in diagnosing or excluding a hip fracture. We also compare the results of ultrasound examination by the orthopedic surgeon in the emergency room versus the consultant radiologist. The patients undergo bone scans or CT to make the diagnosis.
Interventions
PROCEDUREultrasound examination of the hip
Sponsors
Rabin Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
DEFINED_POPULATION
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients over age of 50 with clinical suspicion of a hip fracture
Exclusion criteria
* previous fracture or surgical intervention in the hip * pregnancy * flexion contracture of hip
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactAlon Burg, MD
Outcome results
None listed