Three-Year Follow-up of a Trial of Close Contact Casting vs Surgery for Initial Treatment of Unstable Ankle Fractures in Older Adults.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1001/jama.2018.0811 and PMC identifier 5885844.
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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
- Ankle Fractures
- Casts, Surgical
Anatomy
- ankle