Computed Tomography for Evaluating Supination-external Rotation Type Ankle Fractures

Completed

Conditions studied: Supination-external Rotation Ankle Fractures

In brief

To compare measures of ankle stability from an investigational cone beam computed tomography scanner to gravity stress X-ray in patients who have unstable supination-external rotation ankle fractures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02599441

Run by

State University of New York at Buffalo

People needed

9

Starts

2016-02-01

Expected to finish

2017-02-02

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• willing \& able to provide written informed consent
• at least 18 years-old
• have medial clear space measuring less than 5 mm with clinical suspicion of instability and would normally require a gravity stress X-ray

You may not qualify if…

• pregnant (females)
• prisoners
• open fracture
• clinical signs of foot deformity
• previous foot trauma or surgery on the affected foot
• significant osteoarthritis or pre-existing ligamentous instability or pain in the affected foot
• unable to stand in the weight bearing position during the CT scan

Where it is running

• UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine — Buffalo, New York, United States

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