Ottawa knee rules: Difference between revisions
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#Inability flex >90 deg | #Inability flex to >90 deg | ||
#Inability to walk 4 steps immediately and in the ED | #Inability to walk 4 steps immediately after the injury and in the ED | ||
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Stiell IG | Stiell IG et al. Implementation of the Ottawa Knee Rule for the Use of Radiography in Acute Knee Injuries. Journal of the American Medical Association 1997; 278:2075-2079 | ||
[[Category:Ortho]] | [[Category:Ortho]] | ||
Revision as of 06:27, 12 February 2012
X-ray is required only in pts who have acute injury w/ one or more of the following:
- Age >55
- TTP fibula head
- TTP patella
- Inability flex to >90 deg
- Inability to walk 4 steps immediately after the injury and in the ED
Source
Stiell IG et al. Implementation of the Ottawa Knee Rule for the Use of Radiography in Acute Knee Injuries. Journal of the American Medical Association 1997; 278:2075-2079