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Ottawa Ankle Rule #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Ortho #Sports #Ottawa #Ankle #Foot #Rule
Ottawa Ankle Rule ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports ... #Ottawa #Ankle ... #Foot #Rule
Ottawa Ankle Rule #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Ortho #Sports #Ottawa #Ankle #Foot #Rule
Ottawa Ankle Rule ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports ... #Ottawa #Ankle ... #Foot #Rule
Evidence supports the Ottawa ankle rules as an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle
and mid-foot. ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports ... #Ottawa #Ankle ... #Foot #Rule
Ottawa Foot/Ankle Rules
#Diagnosis #Peds #XRay #Ottawa #Foot #Ankle #Rules #PEMSource
Ottawa Foot/Ankle ... Rules #Diagnosis ... #Peds #XRay #Ottawa ... #Foot #Ankle #Rules
The Ottawa ankle rule is an excellent screening tool for patients with ankle and foot injuries.
The Ottawa ankle ... and foot injuries ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports ... #Ottawa #Ankle
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
L2, L3, L4 • Ankle ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... and bilateral leg ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #physicalexam
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
stretches the nerve root ... A diagnosis of disk ... knee when the angle ... dorsiflexion of the foot ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Patellofemoral pain syndrome ... Tarsal tunnel syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
Swelling of entire leg ... - Any calf or ankle ... Likelihood #Ratios #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis
Squeeze Test for Syndesmotic Injury

The squeeze test evaluates for a syndesmotic ankle injury. With the foot
a syndesmotic ankle ... With the foot dorsiflexed ... Syndesmotic #Injury #leg ... #ankle #PhysicalExam