Functional outcome after air-stirrup ankle brace or fiberglass backslab for pediatric low-risk ankle fractures: A randomized observer-blinded controlled trial

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 745-749

  Barnett, Peter Leslie John ^a,b,c   Lee, Melissa H ^a,b   Oh, Luke ^a,b   Cull, Greg ^a   Babl, Franz ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air Stirrup ankle brace; ankle fracture; fiberglass backslab; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR STIRRUP ANKLE BRACE; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AVULSION FRACTURE; BRACE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FIBERGLASS POSTERIOR SPLINT; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPLINT; TALUS FRACTURE; VALIDATION STUDY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE INJURIES; BRACES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPLINTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84864829643     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318262491d     Document Type: Article

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