As. Dogra et A. Rangan, Early mobilisation versus immobilisation of surgically treated ankle fractures. Prospective randomised control trial, INJURY, 30(6), 1999, pp. 417-419
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Aneshtesia & Intensive Care
Journal title
INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED
In a randomised prospective controlled trial of 52 patients aged 16 to 65 w
e compared early non-weightbearing ankle mobilisation with ankle immobilisa
tion following surgical treatment of bimalleolar ankle fractures. At 3 mont
hs there was no significant difference between the two groups in the range
of ankle movements or pain. There was however a significant difference in t
he gait pattern with a higher proportion of cases in the early ankle mobili
sation group having a symmetrical gait (P = 0.0001). (C) 1999 Elsevier Scie
nce Ltd. All rights reserved.