Surgical versus functional treatment for acute ruptures of the lateral ligament complex of the ankle in young men: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2367-2374

  Pihlajamäki, Harri ^a   Hietaniemi, Kalevi ^b   Paavola, Mika ^c   Visuri, Tuomo ^a   Mattila, Ville M ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

^b JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE BRACE; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE RECOVERY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HUMAN; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STRESS RADIOGRAPHY; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ANKLE INJURIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; IMMOBILIZATION; LIGAMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; CASTS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049465024     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01176     Document Type: Article

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