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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 >90 deg | |||
#Inability to walk 4 steps immediately and in the ED | |||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
Stiell IG, Wells GA, Hoag RH, Sivilotti MLA, Cacciotti TF, Verbeek PR, Greenway KT, McDowell I, Cwinn AA, Greenberg GH, Nichol G, Michael JA. 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 03:57, 27 June 2011
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 >90 deg
- Inability to walk 4 steps immediately and in the ED
Source
Stiell IG, Wells GA, Hoag RH, Sivilotti MLA, Cacciotti TF, Verbeek PR, Greenway KT, McDowell I, Cwinn AA, Greenberg GH, Nichol G, Michael JA. 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