Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- X-ray diagnostics of the musculoskeletal system – X-rays of the injured region are the initial medical device diagnostics leading the way for further investigations.
- Computed tomography (CT) – sectional imaging procedure (X-ray images from different directions with computer-based evaluation), particularly well suited for imaging bony injuries:
- If necessary, in special cases for reliable fracture imaging resp.
- Addition, the examination serves the staging (stage determination) in possible tumor diseases that may have led to a pathological fracture.
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – computer-assisted cross-sectional imaging (using magnetic fields, that is, without X-rays); particularly well suited for imaging soft tissue injuries in fractures.
- Fracture sonography (ultrasound of fractures) for visualization of pathologies (“pathological changes”) visible on the cortical surface (tubular, outer bone) and for assessment of axial deviations and soft tissue injuries (hematomas/bruises, joint effusions) – especially in pediatric traumatology/growing age:
- X-ray-free diagnosis and therapy management (clavicle (collarbone) fractures, fractures near the wrist/fractures of the distal forearm/sensitivity (percentage of diseased patients in whom the disease is detected by the use of the test, i.e., a positive test result occurs) of 96% and specificity (probability that actually healthy persons who do not suffer from the disease in question are also detected as healthy by the procedure) of 97%)
- Improvement in diagnostics (proximal humerus fractures (fracture of the humerus); subcapital (“below the joint head”) humerus fractures can be detected with a sensitivity of 94% and a specificity of 100%)
- Avoidance of unnecessary radiation exposure (elbow injuries/fractures; elbow fractures: sensitivity of 97.9% and a specificity of 95%, containment ROI (engl.: region of interest), position control, diagnostics in pregnant women)
- Abdominal ultrasonography (ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs) – is used to assess any injuries caused by a fracture or fracture-related processes.
Optional medical device diagnostics.
- Bone densitometry (DXA/DEXA) – Osteodensitometry (bone densitometry), for example, by means of dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA/DEXA; radiographic method) is used for early diagnosis and follow-up of osteoporosis (bone loss).