Swiss medical weekly
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Swiss medical weekly · May 2008
Safety and efficiency of the Ottawa Ankle Rule in a Swiss population with ankle sprains.
We examined the accuracy of the Ottawa Ankle Rule (OAR) to rule out ankle and mid-foot fractures in patients presenting with acute ankle sprain and differences of accuracy between surgeons and non-surgeons. ⋯ This validation study of the OAR in a Swiss setting produced similar results than those published previously in various other settings. We found differences in the performance of the rule between surgical and non-surgical staff indicating that the OAR has its interpretation component which is more difficult to judge properly by well-instructed non-surgical assessors.