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British Journal of Sports Medicine 2001;35:447; doi:10.1136/bjsm.35.6.447
Copyright © 2001 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine.
Br J Sports Med 2001; 35:447
© 2001 the British Journal of Sports Medicine

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Simon Bell

31 Normanby Street, Brighton, Victoria 3186, Australia snbell@skynet.net.au

See also page 445

This study was well set up. It confirms the usefulness of the Ottawa ankle rules in predicting a fracture in the ankle and midfoot following an injury. For a repair in any emergency department, it would be useful for the junior medical officers to learn and use the Ottawa ankle rules, as there is potential for reducing the need for radiography.


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