Cervical Spine Fracture
Conditions
Brief summary
A prospective multicenter observational study, led by Dr. Katie Russell of Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, that will examine the sensitivity, specificity, negative, and positive predictive values of CT scan and plain films in diagnosing cervical spine injury that requires treatment. This study is funded by the Primary Children's Hospital foundation.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Utah
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
0 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Any participant less than 18 years old after blunt trauma * Seen by trauma service * With cervical spine imaging (XR, CT, or MRI)
Exclusion criteria
* CT scan from outside facility is poor quality and not repeated (\<63-channel, cuts \>3mm, no reformats, motion artifact) * No radiology over reads by participating institution
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Predictive Values of CT, XR, and MRI | 5 years | The sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive predictive values of CT, XR, and MRI for clinically significant injury will be calculated. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactKezlyn Larsen, BS
Outcome results
None listed