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A step forward for ankle fracture management

Casting is non-inferior to surgery for stress test unstable lateral malleolus fractures Fractures of the ankle that remain ...
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825 MEP131 – Test-retest, intra- and inter-rater reliability of the reactive balance test in patients with chronic ankle instability – implications for ankle injury prevention

Background The Reactive Balance Test (RBT) is a functional performance test which tests neurocognitive performance. It could be a valuable addition to research on adaptations related to CAI and for ...
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27 Too lax: mechanical ankle instability impairs joint control in the ankle sprains mechanism

Background Lateral ankle sprains can result in the development of chronic ankle instability (CAI). It remains an open question how mechanical ankle instability (MAI), i.e., an excessive ...

Surgery is no more effective than six weeks in a cast for unstable ankle fractures, clinical trial finds

Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries ...
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Six week casting proves as effective as surgery for unstable ankle fractures

Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment related harms, finds a clinical trial from Finland published ...