Young Goalkeeper's Fracture: Radiographic Findings

Completed

• Conditions: Radius Fractures
• Interventions: Other: Radius tilt angle

• Registration Number: NCT02840188
• Lead Sponsor: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Brief Summary

The aim of this project is to evaluate retrospectively goalkeeper's fractures in children using the children fracture classification and to evaluate the distal radius tilt angle of the growth plate on plain radiographs of the forearm.

Patients positive for goalkeeper's fracture will prospectively answer a questionnaire concerning risk factors and circumstances during the injury.

Detailed Description

Distal forearm or radius fractures in young goalkeepers have been named "the young goalkeeper's fracture" in the literature. While catching the soccer ball the child suffers a distal forearm fracture due to axial forces to the immature bone of the child. These goalkeeper's fractures on radiographs may be subtle or difficult to discriminate from normal radiographs.

Retrospective study for the evaluation of radiographs of the forearm from 2005 - 2016 of children with history of catching a ball. Two radiologist are blinded for history, age, name and findings on final reports.

First reading without measurement of distal tilt angle, second reading with measurement of distal tilt angle and after consensus meeting.

Questionnaire: prospectively all patients with goalkeeper's fracture will answer a questionnaire concerning circumstances and risks during the accident.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-07
• Study First Submitted: 2016-07-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-07-19
• Study First Posted: 2016-07-21
• Status Verified: 2017-09
• Primary Completion: 2017-09-13
• Study Completion: 2017-09-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 2017-09-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 179

Inclusion Criteria

• Children 1-16 years of age with distal radius fracture and the clinical history: "child catches a ball", between 1/2005 - 7/2016.
• Control group (1-16 years) with normal distal radius and no history to catch a ball and no fracture.

Evaluation of the normal distal tilt angle of the radius.

Exclusion Criteria

• pathological fractures
• other history of trauma than to catch a ball
• patients older than 16 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Normal control group	Radius tilt angle	Children 0-16 years of age without radius fracture and no history of catching a ball.
Radius tilt angle	Radius tilt angle	Children 0-16 years of age positive for distal forearm fracture and positive history of goalkeeper's fracture (to catch a ball).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tilt angle of distal radius growth plate in goalkeeper's fracture	2005- 2016	Dorsal angulation of distal radius growth plate in goalkeeper's fracture

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Risk factors for goalkeeper's fracture	2005-2016	Questionnaire for circumstances and risks for goalkeeper's fracture

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Berne, Inselspital; 🇨🇭 Berne, Switzerland