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OTA2017: Close contact casting offers equivalent 3-year function to ORIF for unstable ankle fracture
November 2017
OTA2017: Close contact casting offers equivalent 3-year function to ORIF for unstable ankle fracture
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
The AIM Trial Extended Follow–up: Three-year Outcomes from an Equivalence Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Close Contact Casting with Internal Fixation Surgery for Unstable Malleolar Fractures in Patients Over 60 Years
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620 patients, 60 years of age or greater, with an unstable malleolar fracture, were randomized to treatment with either close contact casting or internal fixation. The purpose of this study was to determine if functional outcome at 3 years after casting was equivalent to internal fixation. Results demonstrated equivalent 3-year Olerud-Molander Ankle Scores between the casting and internal fixation...
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