Posterior Ligament Complex Assessment in Thoracolumbar Fractures

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Posterior ligament complex (PLC) assessment without magnetic resonance image in thoracolumbar fractures (T11-L2): A diagnostic test study to analyze sensitivity and specificity

• IRAS ID

  215246

• Contact name

  Andrew O'Brien

• Contact email

  Andrew.OBrien@belfasttrust.hscni.net

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 8 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  Posterior Ligament Complex injuries occur with spinal fractures. It is important in the treatment of these injuries to identify if they are present or absent and this study is evaluating whether simple measurements from a CT image can predict this. Current practice requires an MRI as well, which has significant cost and patient management implications in spinal trauma. CT scan is standard in all major trauma, so this principle could remove the need for MRI scan and increase the diagnostic sensitivity.

• REC name

  East Midlands - Leicester Central Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  17/EM/0345

• Date of REC Opinion

  6 Sep 2017

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion