The Ottawa Knee Rules accurately identified fractures in children with knee injuriesPediatric Emergency Researchers of Canada. Validation of the Ottawa Knee Rule in children: a multicenter study.

Robertson, Jeanette RN, MSc, FRCNA (commentator)
Bulloch, B
Neto, G
Plint, A
et al,

Western Australian Centre for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Bulloch B, Neto G, Plint A, et al; Pediatric Emergency Researchers of Canada. Validation of the Ottawa Knee Rule in children: a multicenter study. Ann Emerg Med 2003;42:48–55.BullochBNetoGPlintAet alPediatric Emergency Researchers of Canada. Validation of the Ottawa Knee Rule in children: a multicenter study.Ann Emerg Med20034248-55Q In children presenting to the emergency department (ED) with a knee injury, how accurate are the Ottawa Knee Rules (OKR) in identifying knee fractures?

For correspondence: Dr B Bulloch, Department of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [email protected]

Source of funding: Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba, Inc.

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