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Philadelphia Pediatric Knee Rule calculator

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  • unable to walk
  • tender fibula
  • tender patella
  • esr gt 40
  • fever

Primary source

Flynn JM et al. Knee radiography after acute knee injury in children: a prospective study. J Pediatr Orthop. DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200507000-00008. PMID: 15958864. Scope: Philadelphia pediatric knee rule counts inability to walk, fibular tenderness, patellar tenderness, ESR >40 mm/h, and fever; any criterion indicates fracture risk warranting radiography. (2005)

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