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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Canada
●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't order a plain film X-ray in the evaluation of nasal fractures (updated 2020)
United States
●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on shoulder pain – Traumatic (revised 2017)
United Kingdom
●BOA: Audit standards for trauma – The management of distal radial fractures (2017)
Japan
●[In Japanese] Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA): Fracture guidelines for distal radial fracture (2017)