The tuning fork test - A useful tool for improving specificity in "Ottawa positive" patients after ankle inversion injury

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 788-790

  Dissmann, P D ^a   Han, K H ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; OTTAWA ANKLE RULE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUNING FORK TEST; ANKLE INJURY; AUSCULTATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FRACTURE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE INJURIES; AUSCULTATION; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 39049181455     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.035519     Document Type: Article

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