Society guideline links: Lower extremity fractures in children

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: General management of pediatric fractures".)

United States

●American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS): Treatment of pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures – Evidence-based clinical practice guideline (2020)

United Kingdom

●Choosing Wisely UK: Royal College of Emergency Medicine – Small fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal, a bone on the outside of the foot, do not usually need to put into a plaster cast as they will heal just as quickly in a removable boot (2016)

Australia–New Zealand

●Choosing Wisely Australia: Don't request imaging for acute ankle trauma unless indicated by the Ottawa Ankle Rules (localised bone tenderness or inability to weight-bear as defined in the Rules) (2015)