Validation of the Ottawa Ankle Rule in Blunt Ankle and Midfoot Injuries in a Trauma Care Centre in Nigeria
The Ottawa Ankle Rule is a valid decision-making tool for patients with closed ankle and midfoot injuries. It has a high sensitivity for detecting fractures with moderate specificity. Application of the rule can result in a significant reduction of; treatment costs, waiting times at the emergency department, and unnecessary radiation exposure to patients.
Authors
- Christian Madubueze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3766-6108)
- Abdurazaq Alada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5986-8603)
- A Sharif
- Habila Umaru
- Eric Anyanwu
- Byat Dzong
Institutions
- National Hospital Abuja (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the West African College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jwas.jwas_70_24
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00