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Ottawa Ankle Rule Calculator
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Ottawa Ankle Rule Calculator is a paid API for AI agents from api.magentlab.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).
Evaluates whether ankle X-ray is indicated using the Ottawa Ankle Rule (Stiell 1992) based on malleolar-zone pain, bony tenderness, and weight-bearing ability
Price / call$0.005
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How this service works
Ottawa ankle rule (Stiell 1992). Ankle x-ray is indicated when there is malleolar-zone pain and any of: bone tenderness at the posterior edge or tip of the lateral or medial malleolus, or inability to bear weight both immediately after injury and in the emergency department (four steps). One weight-bearing failure alone is not enough. Not a diagnosis of fracture, not the Ottawa foot rule, and not the Pittsburgh knee rule. magent does not examine the ankle.
Output
Returns whether an ankle X-ray is indicated based on the Ottawa Ankle Rule criteria: a positive result (x-ray indicated) requires malleolar-zone pain plus at least one of bony tenderness at the posterior edge or tip of lateral or medial malleolus, or inability to bear weight both immediately after injury AND in the ED. A negative result indicates imaging is not required by the rule.
Example use cases
ED triage after ankle sprain
“Patient twisted their ankle playing soccer — they have pain in the malleolar zone, tenderness at the posterior edge of the medial malleolus, no lateral tenderness, and they could not bear weight immediately after the injury and still can't walk four steps here in the ED. Do the Ottawa Ankle Rules say we need an x-ray?”
Ruling out imaging for minor ankle injury
“A patient slipped on the stairs — there's malleolar zone pain but no bony tenderness at either malleolus and they walked into the ED fine right after the injury. Does the Ottawa Ankle Rule indicate we need to image this ankle?”
Urgent care ankle injury decision support
“Saw a patient in urgent care with ankle pain in the malleolar zone and tenderness at the tip of the lateral malleolus. They could bear weight immediately after it happened but refused to try walking four steps when they got here. Run the Ottawa Ankle Rule and tell me if x-ray is indicated.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/ottawa_ankleWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need a fast, authoritative implementation of the Stiell 1992 Ottawa Ankle Rule specifically — not the Ottawa Foot Rule (midfoot pain) and not the Pittsburgh Knee Rule. Ideal for ED and urgent care clinical decision support agents that need to determine whether ankle radiography is warranted based on structured clinical findings. Prefer this over general LLM reasoning for medico-legal reproducibility.
Side effects
- Missing required query parameters returns an error — all five boolean flags must be provided
- Misclassification risk if caller incorrectly assigns malleolar_pain as true when pain is in the foot zone (use Ottawa Foot Rule instead)
- Rule does not apply to children under 18, intoxicated patients, or patients with distracting injuries — results may be misleading in those populations
- unable_to_bear_weight_in_ed alone without unable_to_bear_weight_immediately does not trigger a positive result; both must be true
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"path": "/api/calc/ottawa_ankle",
"count": 2,
"items": [
{
"formula": "ottawa_ankle",
"citation": {
"id": "stiell-1992",
"doi": "10.1016/S0196-0644(05)82656-3",
"title": "A study to develop clinical decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries",
"source": "Ann Emerg Med. 1992;21(4):384-390",
"authors": "Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, McKnight RD, Nair RC, McDowell I, Worthington JR"
},
"criteria": [
{
"met": false,
"factor": "malleolar_pain"
},
{
"met": false,
"factor": "lateral_malleolus_tenderness"
},
{
"met": false,
"factor": "medial_malleolus_tenderness"
},
{
"met": false,
"factor": "unable_to_bear_weight_both",
"unable_to_bear_weight_in_ed": false,
"unable_to_bear_weight_immediately": false
}
],
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"xray_indicated": false,
"formula_expression": "Ankle x-ray indicated iff malleolar_pain and (lateral_malleolus_tenderness or medial_malleolus_tenderness or (unable_to_bear_weight_immediately and unable_to_bear_weight_in_ed))"
},
{
"formula": "ottawa_ankle",
"citation": {
"id": "stiell-1992",
"doi": "10.1016/S0196-0644(05)82656-3",
"title": "A study to develop clinical decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries",
"source": "Ann Emerg Med. 1992;21(4):384-390",
"authors": "Stiell IG, Greenberg GH, McKnight RD, Nair RC, McDowell I, Worthington JR"
},
"criteria": [
{
"met": false,
"factor": "malleolar_pain"
},
{
"met": false,
"factor": "lateral_malleolus_tenderness"
},
{
"met": false,
"factor": "medial_malleolus_tenderness"
},
{
"met": false,
"factor": "unable_to_bear_weight_both",
"unable_to_bear_weight_in_ed": false,
"unable_to_bear_weight_immediately": false
}
],
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"xray_indicated": false,
"formula_expression": "Ankle x-ray indicated iff malleolar_pain and (lateral_malleolus_tenderness or medial_malleolus_tenderness or (unable_to_bear_weight_immediately and unable_to_bear_weight_in_ed))"
}
]
}
}Tags
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