Ankle Injury Management (AIM): design of a pragmatic multi-centre equivalence randomised controlled trial comparing Close Contact Casting (CCC) to Open surgical Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) in the treatment of unstable ankle fractures in patients over 60 years

BACKGROUND: Ankle fractures account for 9% of all fractures with a quarter of these occurring in adults over 60 years. The short term disability and long-term consequences of this injury can be considerable. Current opinion favours open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) over non-operative treat...

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Autores principales: Willett, Keith, Keene, David J, Morgan, Lesley, Gray, Bridget, Handley, Robert, Chesser, Tim, Pallister, Ian, Tutton, Elizabeth, Knox, Christopher, Lall, Ranjit, Briggs, Andrew, Lamb, Sarah E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4234276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24621174
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-79

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