Ankle injury rehabilitation (AIR): a feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing functional bracing to plaster cast in the treatment of adult ankle fractures

Ankle injury rehabilitation (AIR): a feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing functional bracing to plaster cast in the treatment of adult ankle fractures

Abstract Background Approximately 9% of a trauma surgeon’s workload in the UK is managing ankle fractures. Following an ankle fracture immobilisation with a plaster cast or removable orthotic is usual. The aim of this research was to assess the feasibility of a large multi-centre randomised controll...

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Main Authors: Rebecca S. Kearney, Rebecca McKeown, Daniel Gallacher, Jaclyn Brown, Dipesh Mistry, Nick Parsons, Jonathan Young, Matthew Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Ankle
Fracture
Rehabilitation
Immobilisation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-019-0441-6

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