Ottawa knee rules: Difference between revisions

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==Criteria:==
==Background==
*98.5% sensitive and 48.6% specific in determining knee fracture<ref>Bachmann LM, Haberzeth S, Steurer J, et al. The accuracy of the Ottawa knee rule to rule out knee fractures: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med. 2004; 140(2):121-4.</ref>
*Can be applied to pediatric population<ref>Bulloch B, Neto G, Plint A, et al. Validation of the Ottawa Knee Rule in children: a multicenter study. Ann Emerg Med. 2003; 42(1):48-55.</ref>
*Rule has been retrospectively and retrospectively validated<ref>Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, Wells GA, et al. Derivation of a decision rule for the use of radiography in acute knee injuries. Ann Emerg Med. 1995; 26(4):405-13.</ref><ref>Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, Wells GA, et al. Prospective validation of a decision rule for the use of radiography in acute knee injuries. JAMA. 1996; 275(8):611-615.</ref><ref>Stiell IG, Wells GA, Hoag RH, et al. Implementation of the Ottawa Knee Rule for the use of radiography in acute knee injuries. JAMA. 1997; 278(23):2075-2079.</ref>
 
==Criteria==
X-ray is only required in patients who have an acute injury with one or more of the following:
X-ray is only required in patients who have an acute injury with one or more of the following:
#Age >55
#Age >55
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#Inability to walk 4 steps BOTH immediately after the injury and in the ED
#Inability to walk 4 steps BOTH immediately after the injury and in the ED


===Caveats===
==Caveats==
#99% sensitive in children over age 5.
#99% sensitive in children OVER age 5<ref>Vijayasankar D, Boyle AA, Atkinson P. Can the Ottawa knee rule be applied to children? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Emerg Med J. 2009; 26(4):250-3.</ref>
#Beware of the Tillaux Fracture in adolescents with anteromedial ankle pain, as they would not qualify for imaging according to this rule.
#Beware of the Tillaux Fracture in adolescents with anteromedial ankle pain, as they would not qualify for imaging according to this rule.


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*[[Ottawa Ankle Rules]]
*[[Ottawa Ankle Rules]]


==Sources==
==References==
#Bachmann LM, Haberzeth S, Steurer J, et al. The accuracy of the Ottawa knee rule to rule out knee fractures: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Jan 20;140(2):121-4.
#Bulloch B, Neto G, Plint A, et al. Validation of the Ottawa Knee Rule in children: a multicenter study. Ann Emerg Med. 2003 Jul;42(1):48-55.
#Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, Wells GA, et al. Derivation of a decision rule for the use of radiography in acute knee injuries. Ann Emerg Med. 1995 Oct;26(4):405-13.
#Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, Wells GA, et al. Prospective validation of a decision rule for the use of radiography in acute knee injuries. JAMA. 1996 Feb 28;275(8):611-5.
#Stiell IG, Wells GA, Hoag RH, et al. Implementation of the Ottawa Knee Rule for the use of radiography in acute knee injuries. JAMA. 1997 Dec 17;278(23):2075-9.
#Vijayasankar D, Boyle AA, Atkinson P. Can the Ottawa knee rule be applied to children? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Emerg Med J. 2009 Apr;26(4):250-3.
 


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Revision as of 22:30, 3 September 2015

Background

  • 98.5% sensitive and 48.6% specific in determining knee fracture[1]
  • Can be applied to pediatric population[2]
  • Rule has been retrospectively and retrospectively validated[3][4][5]

Criteria

X-ray is only required in patients who have an acute injury with one or more of the following:

  1. Age >55
  2. Isolated tenderness of the patella (no other bony tenderness).
  3. Tenderness at the fibular head.
  4. Inability flex to 90 degrees
  5. Inability to walk 4 steps BOTH immediately after the injury and in the ED

Caveats

  1. 99% sensitive in children OVER age 5[6]
  2. Beware of the Tillaux Fracture in adolescents with anteromedial ankle pain, as they would not qualify for imaging according to this rule.

External Links

MDCalc - Ottawa Knee Rules

See Also

References

  1. Bachmann LM, Haberzeth S, Steurer J, et al. The accuracy of the Ottawa knee rule to rule out knee fractures: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med. 2004; 140(2):121-4.
  2. Bulloch B, Neto G, Plint A, et al. Validation of the Ottawa Knee Rule in children: a multicenter study. Ann Emerg Med. 2003; 42(1):48-55.
  3. Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, Wells GA, et al. Derivation of a decision rule for the use of radiography in acute knee injuries. Ann Emerg Med. 1995; 26(4):405-13.
  4. Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, Wells GA, et al. Prospective validation of a decision rule for the use of radiography in acute knee injuries. JAMA. 1996; 275(8):611-615.
  5. Stiell IG, Wells GA, Hoag RH, et al. Implementation of the Ottawa Knee Rule for the use of radiography in acute knee injuries. JAMA. 1997; 278(23):2075-2079.
  6. Vijayasankar D, Boyle AA, Atkinson P. Can the Ottawa knee rule be applied to children? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Emerg Med J. 2009; 26(4):250-3.