Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture in a patient with wrist pain after any trauma
DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES:
• Increased Age, Wrist swelling, Visible deformity, Tender Radius, Painful palmar flexion, Painful supination, Painful balottement test
ANY WRIST FRACTURES:
• Increased Age, Male Sex, Wrist swelling, Snuffbox Swelling, Visible deformity, Tender radius, Painful radial deviation
Dr. Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad
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