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I Stiell1.
Abstract
The Ottawa ankle rule project demonstrated that more than 95% of patients with ankle injuries had radiographic examinations but that 85% of the films showed no fractures. A group of Ottawa emergency physicians developed two rules to identify clinically important fractures of the malleoli and the midfoot. Use of these rules reduced radiographic examinations by 28% for the ankle and 14% for the foot.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8616287 PMCID: PMC2146318
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can Fam Physician ISSN: 0008-350X Impact factor: 3.275