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X-ray is only required in patients who have an acute injury '''and''' one or more of the following:
X-ray is only required in patients who have an acute injury '''and''' one or more of the following:
*Age >55
*Age >55

Revision as of 04:00, 9 November 2017

Ottawa knee rules

Ottawa knee rules points of tenderness

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

  • Age >55
  • Isolated tenderness of the patella
  • Tenderness at the fibular head
  • Inability flex to 90 degrees
  • Inability to walk 4 steps BOTH immediately after the injury and in the ED