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Protocol for the Weight-bearing in Ankle Fractures (WAX) trial: a multicentre prospective non-inferiority trial of early versus delayed weight-bearing after operatively managed ankle fracture

BACKGROUND: Unstable ankle fractures represent a substantial burden of disease, accounting for a mean hospital stay of nine days, a mean cost of £4,491 per patient and 20,000 operations per year. There is variation in UK practice around weight-bearing instructions after operatively managed ankle fra...

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Autores principales: Bretherton, C. P., Claireaux, H. A., Achten, J., Athwal, A., Dutton, S. J., Peckham, N., Petrou, S., Kearney, R. S., Appelbe, D., Griffin, X. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8353856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34372803
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04560-7