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Applicability of the Ottawa Ankle Rules

NCT01561365 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 92

Last updated 2012-03-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this prospective study was to compare outcomes in patients handled by emergency physician according to OAR versus by an orthopedic resident.

92 consecutive patients with ankle injuries attending our emergency department were divided in two groups. The study group comprised 32 patients who arrived during the morning shift and were examined by an emergency physician according to OAR. Patients discharged without an x-ray were followed in the clinic or by telephone communication. The control group constituted 60 patients who were examined during the evening and night shifts by orthopedic residents unaware of this study.

Conditions

  • Ankle Fracture
  • Ankle Sprain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Ottawa ankle rules

Ottawa ankle rules implementation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hadassah Medical Organization

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Leonid Kandel, MD · Hadassah Medical Organization

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-10-31
Primary Completion
2004-05-31
Completion
2004-05-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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