Early mobilization of operatively fixed ankle fractures: A systematic review

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 666-674

  Thomas, Gethin ^a   Whalley, Helen ^a   Modi, Chetan ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle fractures; Mobilization

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFECTION RISK; MOBILIZATION; PATIENT MOBILITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND INFECTION;

ANKLE INJURIES; CASTS, SURGICAL; EARLY AMBULATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650106026     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0666     Document Type: Article

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