Acute ankle sprain is the most common lower limb injury in athletes and accounts for 16%-
40% of all sports-related injuries. It is especially common in basketball, American football …

Clinical prediction rules (CPRs) that predict the absolute risk of a clinical condition or future
outcome for individual patients are abundant in the medical literature; however, systematic …

Background There is much controversy about the use of computed tomography (CT) for
patients with minor head injury. We aimed to develop a highly sensitive clinical decision rule …

ContextHigh levels of variation and inefficiency exist in current clinical practice regarding
use of cervical spine (C-spine) radiography in alert and stable trauma patients. ObjectiveTo …

Background: There is controversy about which children with minor head injury need to
undergo computed tomography (CT). We aimed to develop a highly sensitive clinical …

Telemedicineâ€" the use of information and telecommunications technologies to provide
and support health care when distance separates the participantsâ€" is receiving increasing …

Background.—Clinical prediction rules are decision-making tools for clinicians, containing
variables from the history, physical examination, or simple diagnostic tests. Objective.—To …

Clinical prediction rules, sometimes called clinical decision rules, have proliferated in recent
years. However, very few have undergone formal impact analysis, the standard of evidence …

Ankle sprain is a common injury in dancers. Because of the relative frequency of this injury
and its wide acceptance as a likely part of an active lifestyle, in many individuals it may not …

Background: Conflicting evidence exists about the effectiveness of spinal manipulation.
Objective: To validate a manipulation clinical prediction rule. Design: Multicenter …