Emergency Medicine · Orthopedics
Ottawa Shoulder Rule calculator
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Formula inputs
- age ge 40
- traumatic mechanism
- tender mid clavicle
- tender proximal humerus
- tender scapula
- deformity or dislocation
Primary source
Stiell IG et al. The validation of the Ottawa shoulder rules. J Emerg Med. DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.10.004. PMID: 20045660. Scope: shoulder radiography indicated (1) when traumatic mechanism is present and any of age ≥40, mid-clavicle tenderness, proximal humerus tenderness, scapula tenderness, or deformity/dislocation is present. (2010)
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