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

Izolda Biro, Simon Donnelly and Hasan Tahir
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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

Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, 2018, vol. 11, issue 4, 89-93

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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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2018.11.555822

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