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Validation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules for Acute Foot and Ankle Injuries

Gray, Kimberly A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1365773432

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2013, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Athletic Training (Health Sciences and Professions).
Context: The original and modified Ottawa Ankle Rules (OARs) were developed as clinical decision rules (CDRs) for the emergency department setting. However, these CDRs have not been validated as an acute clinical evaluation tool. Currently, there are no sport-specific CDRs relating to acute ankle injuries. Objective: The objectives of this study were: to test the validity of the OARs in acute foot or ankle injury in a sport related setting and to evaluate the measures of diagnostic accuracy of specific predictor variables. Patients or Other Participants: The participants were athletic trainers assigned to university athletics, club sports, and high schools. Conclusions: The OARs did not reduce the number of unnecessary radiographs referred. The OARs in an acute setting had a high sensitivity and are good predictors to rule out the presence of a fracture. Low specificity results led to a high number of false positives and low positive predictive values. Adding one or more predictor variables may improve the validity of the OARs in the acute setting.
Chad Starkey (Advisor)
80 p.
Demographics; Epidemiology; Health Care; Health Sciences; Sports Medicine
Ottawa Ankle Rules; Clinical Decision Rules; predictor variables; sensitivity; specificity; likelihood ratios; predictive values; diagnostic accuracy; validity

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  • Gray, K. A. (2013). Validation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules for Acute Foot and Ankle Injuries [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1365773432

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gray, Kimberly. Validation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules for Acute Foot and Ankle Injuries . 2013. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1365773432.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gray, Kimberly. "Validation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules for Acute Foot and Ankle Injuries ." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1365773432

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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