Comparison of the results of short-term rigid and semi-rigid cast immobilization for the treatment of grade 3 inversion injuries of the ankle

Injury

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 581-584

  Avci, Sinan ^a,b   Şayli, Uǧur ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING AID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; CASTS, SURGICAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032192464     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(98)00129-6     Document Type: Article

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