The Ottawa ankle rules for the use of diagnostic X-ray in after hours medical centres in New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 1162, 2002, Pages

  Wynn Thomas, Simon ^a   Love, Tom ^a   McLeod, Deborah ^a   Vernall, Sue ^a   Kljakovic, Marjan ^a   Dowell, Antony ^a   Durham, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; FRACTURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FRACTURES, BONE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 16744363781     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Stiell IG, McKnight RD, Greenberg GH, et al. Interobserver agreement in the examination of acute ankle injury patients. Am J Emerg Med 1992;10:14-7.
2. Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, McKnight RD, et al. A study to develop clinical decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries. Ann Emerg Med 1992;21:384-90.
3. Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, McKnight RD, et al. Decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries. Refinement and prospective validation. JAMA 1993;269:1127-32.
4. Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, McKnight RD, Wells GA. The "real" Ottawa ankle rules. Ann Emerg Med 1996;27:103-4.
5. Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation. Treatment profiles. Wellington: Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation; 1999.
6. Kelly AM, Richards D, Kerr L, et al. Failed validation of a clinical decision rule for the use of radiography in acute ankle injury. NZ Med J 1994;107:294-5.
7. Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, McKnight RD, Wells GA. Ottawa ankle rules for radiography of acute injuries. N Z Med J 1995;108:111.
8. Kelly AM. Ottawa ankle rules for radiography of acute injuries. NZ Med J 1995;108:111.
9. Wexler RK. The injured ankle. Am Fam Physician 1998;57:474-80.
10. Cockshott WP, Jenkin JK, Pui M. Limiting the use of routine radiography for acute ankle injuries. Can Med Assoc J 1983;129:129-31.
11. Lloyd S. Acute ankle injuries: clinical/radiologic assessment in diagnosis. Can Fam Physician 1988;34:2261-5.
12. McBride KL. Validation of the Ottawa ankle rules. Experience at a community hospital. Can Fam Physician 1997;43:459-65.
13. Auleley GR, Ravaud P, Giraudeau B, et al. Implementation of the Ottawa ankle rules in France. A multicenter randomized controlled trial. JAMA 1997;277:1935-9.
14. Stiell IG, McKnight RD, Greenberg GH, et al. Implementation of the Ottawa ankle rules. JAMA 1994;271:827-32.
15. Pigman EC, Klug RK, Sanford S, Jolly BT. Evaluation of the Ottawa clinical decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle and midfoot injuries in the emergency department: an independent site assessment. Ann Emerg Med 1994;24:41-5.
16. Keogh SP, Shafi A, Wijetunge DB. Comparison of Ottawa ankle rules and current local guidelines for use of radiography in acute ankle injuries. J R Coll Surg Edinb 1998;43:341-3.
17. Lucchesi GM, Jackson RE, Peacock WF, et al. Sensitivity of the Ottawa rules. Ann Emerg Med 1995;26:1-5.
18. Documenta Geigy. 6th edition. Basle: Geigy Pharmaceuticals ; 1962.