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Ottawa ankle rules: a standalone construct

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Emergency medicine

a decision rule telling clinicians when an ankle injury needs an X-ray, based on bone tenderness and ability to bear weight.

In emergency medicine, Ottawa ankle rules refers to a decision rule telling clinicians when an ankle injury needs an X-ray, based on bone tenderness and ability to bear weight. This meaning comes from Stiell (1992) in Annals of Emergency Medicine.[1]

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Stiell, I. G., Greenberg, G. H., McKnight, R. D., Nair, R. C., McDowell, I., & Worthington, J. R. (1992). A study to develop clinical decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 21(4), 384-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0196-0644(05)82656-3

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