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Vertebral Fractures: Reliability of fracture measurements on a full spine x-ray*

Recruiting
Conditions
Spinal fracture
Spine fracture
10017322
Registration Number
NL-OMON53646
Lead Sponsor
Diakonessenhuis Utrecht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all
of the following criteria:
- Adult (>=55 years at time of trauma)
- Traumatic spinal fracture of the thoracic or lumbar spine
- Treated between the date of approval from the METC, aimed at 01.02.2022 and
31-12-2022. at the Diakonessenhuis,
- ASIA C, D or E
- Capable of understanding the Dutch language and capable of filling out the
questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria

A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded
from participation in this study: - Oncological spinal fracture - ASIA A and B
- Non-recovered neuro-trauma - Polytrauma with invalidity not caused by spinal
fracture (ISS >15)

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Cobb angle measured on full spine x-ray, from the superior endplate of the<br /><br>adjacent cranial vertebral body to the inferior endplate of the adjacent caudal<br /><br>body (bisegmental angle);<br /><br>Cobb angle measured on targeted x-ray, from the superior endplate of the<br /><br>adjacent cranial vertebral body to the inferior endplate of the adjacent caudal<br /><br>body (bisegmental angle);<br /><br>Wedge angle measured on full spine x-ray, measuring from the superior endplate<br /><br>to the inferior of the injured vertebra.<br /><br>Wedge angle measured on targeted x-ray, measuring from the superior endplate to<br /><br>the inferior of the injured vertebra.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Date of trauma, duration of follow-up, type and region of fracture, (in case of<br /><br>multitrauma: injury severity score (ISS)). </p><br>
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