About this trial
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the safety and accuracy of ultrasound as a screening tool to detect broken bones (fractures) in the elbow area in children and youth aged 5 to 15 years. The main question it aims to answer is:
\- Can ultrasound reliably show that there is a fracture in the elbow area after an accident?
Participants will:
* Have an ultrasound of their elbow to look for fluid in the joint. * Have standard X-rays of their elbow to check if there is a fracture. * Have their medical records checked and answer a phone call 6 weeks later to see how their elbow has healed (only if no fracture was found during the first visit).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
children and adolescents aged 5-15 years with anamnestic and clinically justified need for the exclusion of a fracture after elbow trauma
Disqualifiers
elbow trauma as part of a polytrauma,
parents' insufficient German language skills (spoken or written),
trauma more than 72 hours ago,
presentation at the emergency room with current, post-traumatic external X-ray images of the affected elbow joint from another clinic or practice,
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Timo Munz
Lead sponsor
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Sponsor institution
University Hospital Dresden
Collaborator
Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch
Collaborator
Abteilung für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie BG Unfallklinik Duisburg
Collaborator
University Hospital Freiburg
Collaborator
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Collaborator
Klinikum Kassel
Collaborator
Vivantes Hospital Berlin Neukölln
Collaborator
Klinikum Stuttgart
Collaborator
Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH
Collaborator
University Hospital Lübeck
Collaborator
University Hospital Tuebingen
Collaborator