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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
10
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1990-5-10
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The frequent practice of X-raying all injured ankles is reviewed. A simple test using basic equipment to measure the injuries was assessed. A ratio comparing the swelling, expressed as the bimalleolar diameter of the patient's injured ankle to that of the uninjured ankle, gave a highly reliable method of predicting whether a fracture was seen on X-ray or not. All the fractured ankles had a bimalleolar ratio above 1.065. Patients whose ratios were less than 1,065 formed 62 per cent of the series, and as these contained no fractures, the use of X-rays in these cases is questioned.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Oct
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| pubmed:issn |
0007-0947
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
43
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
360-2
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2005-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1989
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Assessing the injured ankle without X-rays.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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