Fracture Screening: Neck, Knee, Foot, and Ankle

We're back after a busy break to review everyone's favorite fracture rules from the Great White North: the Canadian Cervical Spine Rules, Ottawa Knee Rules, and Ottawa Foot and Ankle Rules. We're giving special attention to common misunderstandings and misapplications of the rules. 

Some sources mentioned in the podcast:Canadian C Spine derivation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11597285/Ottawa Knee derivation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7574120/Ottawa Knee in pediatrics: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19307383/Ottawa Ankle original refinement and validation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8433468/Ottawa Ankle in pediatrics: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19187397/Awareness among clinicians: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37957570/

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