Orthopaedics Flashcards

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Ottawa ankle rules

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used to assess patients with ankle/midfoot pain in the setting of trauma if they require xray.

inability to weight bare +-
tenderness at:
- posterior lateral/medial malleolus
-5th metatarsal / navicular
= xray

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