Rachael Lowe

Rachael Lowe is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Physiopedia. A physiotherapist and technology specialist Rachael has been working with Physiopedia since 2008 to create a resource that provides universal access to physiotherapy knowledge as well as a platform for connecting and educating the global physiotherapy profession.

Validity of the Ottawa rules for X-ray request in ankle and midfoot injuries in paediatric patients

May 24, 2008October 12, 2022 by Rachael Lowe

RaÃºl ParrÃ³n Cambero, FÃ©lix TomÃ© Bermejo, AndrÃ©s Barriga MartÃn, Juan A. Herrera Molpeceres, Elisa Poveda and Samuel Pajares Cabanillas

The prospect of the study was to analyse the validity of the Ottawa rules for the X-ray request in A&E for ankle and midfoot injuries in paediatric patients. A total number of 190 patients were included in this study of which 29 were found to have a fracture. Assessment of the ankle and/or midfoot injuries was conducted applying the Ottawa rules, followed by an X-ray every patient seen.

As a conclusion,the Ottawa rules can be considered as a valid instrument for the decision of X-ray request in patients under the age of 18 with ankle and/or midfoot injuries.

This can be of interest for physiotherapists dealing with young athletes and/or working in Private Practice to decide whether or not the patient has to be referred for X-Rays.

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 05/2008.

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