Accuracy of Ottawa Ankle Rules to exclude fractures of the ankle and midfoot in children: A meta-analysis

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 277-287

  Dowling, Shawn ^a   Spooner, Carol H ^b   Liang, Yuanyuan ^b   Dryden, Donna M ^b   Friesen, Carol ^b   Klassen, Terry P ^b   Wright, R Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ottawa ankle rules; Pediatric ankle injury; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FOOT FRACTURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OTTAWA ANKLE RULE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOOT INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 65249104028     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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