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| Ottawa Knee Rule for use of X Ray in Knee Injury |
The MedCalc 3000 module Ottawa Knee Rule for use of X Ray in Knee Injury is available in MedCalc 3000 Complete Edition.
This calculator evaluates the following Clinical Criteria:
- Age 55 or older
- Isolated tenderness of patella (no bone tenderness of knee other than patella)
- Tenderness of head of fibula
- Inability to flex to 90 degrees
- Inability to bear weight both immediately and in the emergency department for 4 steps
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