Operative versus non-operative treatment for closed, displaced, intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus: randomised controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether surgery by open reduction and internal fixation provides benefit compared with non-operative treatment for displaced, intra-articular calcaneal fractures. DESIGN: Pragmatic, multicentre, two arm, parallel group, assessor blinded randomised controlled trial (UK Heel...

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Main Authors: Griffin, D, Parsons, N, Shaw, E, Kulikov, Y, Hutchinson, C, Thorogood, M, Lamb, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2014