Cast versus functional brace in the rehabilitation of patients treated non-operatively for a rupture of the Achilles tendon: protocol for the UK study of tendo achilles rehabilitation (UK STAR) multi-centre randomised trial

INTRODUCTION: Achilles tendon rupture affects over 11 000 people yearly in the UK, and the incidence is increasing. Controversy remains with regard to the best rehabilitation strategy for these patients. In operatively treated patients, functional bracing provides better outcomes compared with plast...

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Autores principales: Achten, Juul, Parsons, Nick R, Kearney, Rebecca L, Maia Schlüssel, Michael, Liew, Anna S, Dutton, Susan, Petrou, Stavros, Ollivere, Benjamin, Lamb, Sarah E, Costa, Matthew L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Rehabilitation Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5665283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29070643
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019628

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