A Machine Learning Algorithm to Estimate the Probability of a True Scaphoid Fracture After Wrist Trauma.

Journal: The Journal of hand surgery
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To identify predictors of a true scaphoid fracture among patients with radial wrist pain following acute trauma, train 5 machine learning (ML) algorithms in predicting scaphoid fracture probability, and design a decision rule to initiate advanced imaging in high-risk patients.

Authors

  • Anne Eva J Bulstra
    A. E. J. Bulstra, R. L. Jaarsma, J. N. Doornberg, Flinders University, Department of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia.