Treatment of complete rupture of the lateral ligaments of the ankle: A randomized clinical trial comparing cast immobilization with functional treatment

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 371-377

  Ardèvol, Jordi ^a   Bolíbar, Ignasi ^b   Belda, Víctor ^c   Argilaga, Sílvia ^d  

^a HOSPITAL DE MATARÓ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c Emergency Department   (Spain)

^d Inst Recerca Epidemiologica i Clin   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ankle; Ligament rupture; Sport injury; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUPTURE; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; BANDAGES; CASTS, SURGICAL; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; LATERAL LIGAMENT, ANKLE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; STATISTICS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036836020     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-002-0308-9     Document Type: Article

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