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Observational Study to Assess the Potential of Reducing the Rate of Ankle X-Rays in Emergency Departments by Training Frontline Staff in the Ottawa Ankle Rules

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  • Izolda Biro
  • Simon Donnelly

    (Clinical Fellow in Rheumatology and Acute Medicine, Whipps Cross University Hospital, UK)

  • Hasan Tahir

    (Consultant Rheumatologist and Acute Medicine Physician, Whipps Cross University Hospital, UK)

Abstract

Ankle injuries, particularly inversion injuries are frequent presentations to Emergency Departments (ED) [1]. The majority of these patients routinely undergo an ankle x-ray [2,3] although it is well established that less than 15% of these patients sustain fractures [2]. These routine ankle radiographs represent a sizeable workload on radiology departments, they can cause increase in patients’ waiting-times and have negative implications on available resources.

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  • Izolda Biro & Simon Donnelly & Hasan Tahir, 2018. "Observational Study to Assess the Potential of Reducing the Rate of Ankle X-Rays in Emergency Departments by Training Frontline Staff in the Ottawa Ankle Rules," Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 11(4), pages 89-93, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:adp:joroaj:v:11:y:2018:i:4:p:89-93
    DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2018.11.555822
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