Diagnostic Accuracy of the Preoperative Clinical Examination in Upper Limb Injuries

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences250 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of preoperative clinical examination in penetrating injuries

Penetrating injuries is a common cause of severe neurovascular damage, both in adults and children.we evaluated the accuracy of the preoperative clinical examination in depicting lesions caused by penetrating wounds of hands or forearms.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

250

Conditions

Penetrating Injury in Upper Limb

Interventions

explorationOTHER

exploration of wound for determining damaged tissue

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Deep penetrating injury to upper limb Exclusion Criteria: none

Locations (1)

Al-zahra university hospital

Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

number of determined tendon

we evalauted tendon injuries without exploration of wound

Time frame: 5 min after admission

Secondary Outcomes

number of determined injured nerves

we evaluated the number of detemined injured nerves without exploration of wound

Time frame: 5 min after admision

number of damaged arteries

we evaluated the number of detemined injured arteries without exploration of wound

Time frame: 5 min after admission

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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