Casting is non-inferior to surgery for stress test unstable lateral malleolus fractures Fractures of the ankle that remain ...
1 School of Physical Therapy, Western University, London, ON, Canada 2 School of Kinesiology, Western University, London ON, Canada Study Design Systematic Review. Objective Our objective was to ...
1 Department of Physical Therapy Education, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina, USA 2 Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North ...
Ankle reconstruction surgery addresses chronic ankle instability, arthritis, or injuries that have not appropriately healed after 3–6 months of conservative treatments. Surgery aims to restore the ...
Ankle sprains occur among people of all ages. The sprains can range from mild to severe, depending on how much damage there is to the ligaments or if there is a complete tissue tear. If there is a ...
Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries ...