Can We Safely Apply the Ottawa Ankle Rules to Children?

Ottawa ankle rules for the injured ankle.

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...

Validation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules in children with ankle injuries.

OBJECTIVES The Ottawa Ankle Rules (OAR) have been found to be 100% sensitive in adult patients with ankle injuries, and application of the OAR has resulted in a 28% reduction in the number of x-rays ordered. The objectives of this study were to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the OAR in children and to determine the potential change in x-ray utilization. METHODS Children, aged 2-...

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...

Accuracy of Ottawa Ankle Rules to exclude fractures of the ankle and midfoot in children: a meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVES The objectives were to conduct a systematic review to determine the diagnostic accuracy of the Ottawa Ankle Rules (OAR) to exclude ankle and midfoot fractures in children and the extent to which x-ray use could be reduced without missing significant fractures. METHODS The authors conducted comprehensive searches of electronic databases and gray literature sources. Independent revie...