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What does OKR stand for?

Ottawa Knee Rules (emergency medicine)


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For example, the development of the Ottawa knee rules has seen clear guidelines laid down for physiotherapists to follow and these have been shown to reduce the number of unnecessary films by at least 25% without risking patient safety (Nugent 2004), while Auleley, Ravaud et al.
36) Similar reductions in utilization, costs of care, and waiting times without compromising patient satisfaction or quality of care have been found with the implementation of the Ottawa Knee Rules.
Ottawa Knee Rules Plain radiographs are indicated if the patient has any one of the following conditions: * Age 55 years or older * Tenderness at head of fibula * Isolated tenderness of the patella (no bone tenderness of knee other than patella) * Inability to flex to 90[degrees] * Inability to bear weight for four steps both in the ED and immediately after injury Adapted from: Bachman LM, et al.

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