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Three week versus six week immobilisation for stable Weber B type ankle fractures: randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority clinical trial

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether treatment of isolated stable Weber B type ankle fractures with a cast or a simple orthotic device for three weeks produces non-inferior outcomes compared with conventional immobilisation in a cast for six weeks. DESIGN: Randomised, pragmatic, non-inferiority, clinical...

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Autores principales: Kortekangas, Tero, Haapasalo, Heidi, Flinkkilä, Tapio, Ohtonen, Pasi, Nortunen, Simo, Laine, Heikki-Jussi, Järvinen, Teppo LN, Pakarinen, Harri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6342249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30674451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k5432