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Sideline Coverage: When To Get Radiographs? A Review Of Clinical Decision Tools, S. J. Gould, D. A. Cardone, J. Munyak, P. J. Underwood, S. A. Gould

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CONTEXT: Sidelines coverage presents unique challenges in the evaluation of injured athletes. Health care providers may be confronted with the question of when to obtain radiographs following an injury. Given that most sidelines coverage occurs outside the elite level, radiographs are not readily available at the time of injury, and the decision of when to send a player for radiographs must be made based on physical examination. Clinical tools have been developed to aid in identifying injuries that are likely to result in radiographically important fractures or dislocations. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A search for the keywords x-ray and decision rule along …