Manual therapy in addition to physiotherapy does not improve clinical or economic outcomes after ankle fracture

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 433-439

  Lin, Chung Wei Christine ^a   Moseley, Anne M ^a   Haas, Marion ^b   Refshauge, Kathryn M ^a   Herbert, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ankle injuries; Bone fractures; Costs and cost analysis; Musculoskeletal manipulations; Physical therapy (specialty)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44949154565     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0187     Document Type: Article

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