Prospective survey to verify the Ottawa ankle rules

Prospective survey to verify the Ottawa ankle rules.

OBJECTIVE To determine if the Ottawa ankle rules are valid in the setting of an urban teaching hospital in the UK. DESIGN A prospective survey. SETTING Accident and emergency department, Western Infirmary, Glasgow from 1 April 1995 to 31 August 1995. SUBJECTS 800 patients with an acute ankle injury. RESULTS 800 patients were used for analysis of which 584 (73%) were radiographed; 70 (12...

Ottawa ankle rules for the injured ankle.

Validation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules in Iran: A prospective survey

BACKGROUND Acute ankle injuries are one of the most common reasons for presenting to emergency departments, but only a small percentage of patients--approximately 15%--have clinically significant fractures. However, these patients are almost always referred for radiography. The Ottawa Ankle Rules (OARs) have been designed to reduce the number of unnecessary radiographs ordered for these patient...

validation of the ottawa ankle rules in indian scenario

background ankle injuries are one of the most common presentations in emergency department. ottawa ankle rules (oars) have been used to predict the requirement of radiographs. objectives this study aimed to validate the oars protocol for predicting ankle and midfoot fractures in indian population. patients and methods a prospective study was conducted in a teaching hospital in north india, duri...

Cost-effectiveness analysis of the Ottawa Ankle Rules.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To conduct an incremental cost-effectiveness analysis of implementation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules in emergency departments in the United States and Canada. DESIGN A decision analytic approach to technology assessment. Clinical decision rules that allow physicians to be more selective in their use of radiography were compared with current practice in a decision analytic model. ...