Validation of the Ottawa knee rule in adults: A single centre study.
Jordan I SimsMinh ChauJosephine DaviesPublished in: Journal of medical radiation sciences (2020)
In this first Australian study, moderate OKR performance and variable compliance by emergency referrers were observed. This led to unnecessary irradiation of patients without a fracture. The findings suggest emergency referrers could benefit from education on applying and documenting the OKR on radiography requests.