A New Method for Deltoid Ruptures: Gap Sign

NCT ID: NCT05188391

Last Updated: 2023-03-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-04

Study Completion Date

2023-12-04

Brief Summary

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"Deltoid Gap Sign" which would be a new method of examination for deltoid ligament injuries will be investigated. It will be analyzed if it is correlated with the external rotation stress test. The study is designed as a blinded, comparative and prospective trial.

Detailed Description

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Ankle fracture patients who applied to our clinic agreed to be included in the study and underwent surgical intervention will participate in the study. The pediatric age group will not be included in the study, since deltoid ligament tears are not common in ankle fractures in pediatric age. However, since this fracture can also be seen in pregnant women, if there is a pregnant patient who will require surgical treatment, they can be included in the study.

"Deltoid Gap Sign" which is the main subject of this study, will be performed in patients firstly at patients' ward i) without pre-operative anesthesia, secondly at operating theatre ii) under anesthesia before the operation. The examination will be carried out by two different physicians and the opinion of both physicians will be noted. Physicians will be blinded and will not know others' decisions.

External rotation stress test (ERST) in dorsiflexion, which is another examination method accepted in the literature in the evaluation of the deltoid ligament, will also be performed by two physicians and the opinions of the physicians will be noted. ERST will be analyzed under fluoroscopy control.

After the examination, open surgery will be performed around the medial malleolus. It will be noted whether the deltoid ligament was injured (ruptured/ not ruptured), which fibers of the deltoid ligament (superficial/deep/superficial + deep fibers) were ruptured.

Statistical ratios such as positive predictive value, negative predictive value, sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratio will be calculated based on the results obtained.

Deltoid gap sign will be checked whether it is correlated with ERST and the results will be compared with the ERST.

Conditions

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Ankle Fractures Ligament Rupture Ligament Injury

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
Physicians who will perform the examination will not know other physicians' decisions.

Study Groups

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Positive Group (Rupture and Gap Sign are both positive)

Rupture and Gap Sign are both positive

Group Type OTHER

Deltoid Gap Sign

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

At first deltoid sign test will be performed and the result of the test will be noted for the patients who are already scheduled open medial ankle surgery due to diagnosed as ankle fracture. During the open surgery, the test results will be evaluated.

Rupture Positive Group (Rupture positive but Gap Sign is negative)

Rupture positive but Gap Sign is negative

Group Type OTHER

Deltoid Gap Sign

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

At first deltoid sign test will be performed and the result of the test will be noted for the patients who are already scheduled open medial ankle surgery due to diagnosed as ankle fracture. During the open surgery, the test results will be evaluated.

Gap Sign Positive Group (No rupture exists but Gap Sign is positive)

No rupture exists but Gap Sign is positive

Group Type OTHER

Deltoid Gap Sign

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

At first deltoid sign test will be performed and the result of the test will be noted for the patients who are already scheduled open medial ankle surgery due to diagnosed as ankle fracture. During the open surgery, the test results will be evaluated.

Negative Group (Rupture and Gap sign are both negative)

Rupture and Gap sign are both negative

Group Type OTHER

Deltoid Gap Sign

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

At first deltoid sign test will be performed and the result of the test will be noted for the patients who are already scheduled open medial ankle surgery due to diagnosed as ankle fracture. During the open surgery, the test results will be evaluated.

Interventions

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Deltoid Gap Sign

At first deltoid sign test will be performed and the result of the test will be noted for the patients who are already scheduled open medial ankle surgery due to diagnosed as ankle fracture. During the open surgery, the test results will be evaluated.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Other Intervention Names

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Open (visual) Examination of the ligament

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who had operated on because of ankle trauma
* Patients who had been performed an open surgery at the medial malleolus region
* Patients with Maisonneuve fractures

Exclusion Criteria

* Medial malleolus fractures
* Talus fractures
* Patients in pediatric age
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Goztepe Training and Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Esat UYGUR

Assoc.Prof.M.D.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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İstanbul Medeniyet University.Göztepe State Hospital

Istanbul, Kadıkoy, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Esat UYGUR

Role: CONTACT

+905556916122

Facility Contacts

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Esat UYGUR

Role: primary

05556916122

Esat UYGUR

Role: backup

+905556916122

Other Identifiers

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2021-04

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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