[The Ottawa ankle guidelines: analysis of their validity as clinical decision guidelines in the indication of X-rays for ankle and/or middle-foot injuries]. / Reglas del tobillo de Ottawa: análisis de su validez como reglas de decisión clínica en la indicación de radiografías en los traumatismos de tobillo y/o medio pie.
Aten Primaria
; 28(2): 129-35, 2001 Jun 30.
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| ID: mdl-11440651
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyse the validity of the Ottawa ankle guidelines (OAG) as clinical decision guidelines in the indications of X-rays for ankle and/or middle-foot traumas in primary care.DESIGN:
Observational, with application of the OAG and prospective measurement of the results.Setting. Hospital casualty. PATIENTS Adults who attended casualty for ankle or middle-foot traumas between 1st June 1999 and 31th March 2000. Criteria for exclusion were under 18, pregnancy, grave sensory and/or awareness disturbances, multi-trauma or multi-contusion patients, traumas over a week old, skin lesions as side-effects of the trauma, X-ray in other department, high inflammation or oedema hindering palpation of bone protuberances. MEASUREMENTS Application of the OAG and X-ray on all patients, regardless of the result of the OAG. Calculation of sensitivity, negative predictive value, specificity and positive predictive value.RESULTS:
56 of a sample of 494 patients had a fracture (11.34%), 34 in the malleolus area (6.9%) and 22 in the middle-foot area (4.44%). OAG sensitivity was 96.43% (95% CI, 94.8-98). Negative predictive value was 97.22% (95.77-98.67). Specificity was 15.98% (12.75-19.21), and positive predictive value was 12.8% (9.86-15.74).CONCLUSIONS:
The OAG are valid in primary care as guidelines to decide whether to request X-rays for patients with ankle or middle-foot traumas.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ossos do Pé
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Traumatismos do Tornozelo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Es
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article