Prospective survey to verify the Ottawa ankle rules

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 258-260

  Perry, Samantha ^a   Raby, Nigel ^b   Grant, Patrick T ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ankle fractures; Ottawa ankle rules

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033032870     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.16.4.258     Document Type: Article

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