SGEM#5: Does Johnny “kneed” an X-ray? (Ottawa Knee Rule)
2 trialsTrials extracted from the podcast by Dr. Ken Milne
- 1995Ottawa Knee RuleImaging & DiagnosticsIn 1,047 adults with acute knee injury, a five-item clinical decision rule identified all knee fractures compared with radiography of every patient.
- 2009OKRImaging & DiagnosticsIn 1130 children with acute knee injury, the Ottawa knee rule ruled out fracture with 99% sensitivity compared with routine knee radiography.