Plaster cast versus functional brace for non-surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture (UKSTAR): a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation

Plaster cast versus functional brace for non-surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture (UKSTAR): a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation

<p><strong>Background</strong> Patients with Achilles tendon rupture who have non-operative treatment have traditionally been treated with immobilisation of the tendon in plaster casts for several weeks. Functional bracing is an alternative non-operative treatment that allows earli...

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Main Authors: Costa, ML, Achten, J, Marian, IR, Dutton, SJ, Lamb, SE, Ollivere, B, Maredza, M, Petrou, S, Kearney, RS, Abdallah, A, Ballal, M, Ballester, J, Beastall, J, Bhattacharya, R, Burrt, S, Deakin, M, Deol, R, Dramis, A, El-Kawy, S, Eyre, J, Forder, J, Ghosh, A, Guha, A, Hancock, N, Harrold, F, Harwood, P, Hull, P, Johnstone, A, Kapoor, S, Karagkevrekis, B, Kelly, A, Kurdy, N, Kurup, H, Lyle, V, Madan, S, Madeley, J, Mahmood, A, Malik, A, McAndrew, A, Mishra, V, Modi, N, Nanda, R, Reichert, I, Reissis, N, Sampalli, S, Scott, A, Walter, R, Westwood, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020

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