Three-Year Follow-up of a Trial of Close Contact Casting vs Surgery for Initial Treatment of Unstable Ankle Fractures in Older Adults.

Keene, David J; Lamb, Sarah E; Mistry, Dipesh; Tutton, Elizabeth; Lall, Ranjit; Handley, Robert; Willett, Keith; Ankle Injury Management (AIM) Trial Collaborators · JAMA · 2018

rct · Level II

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Abstract

This study reports 3-year outcomes of a randomized trial that compared close contact casting vs the usual surgery for unstable ankle fractures in older adults and that found equivalent ankle function outcomes at 6 months.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy