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 ...
The BMJ

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 ...

What's the difference between a sprained ankle and a twisted ankle?

After the summer break, you're ready to get back into exercise. You put on your shoes, pop on your headphones and head out ...

Healthy patients can put weight on ankles less than three weeks after surgical intervention, study finds

A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine suggests putting weight on an ankle—also known as weight ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

A fracture of the distal fibula doesn't always mean surgery

Q: I was diagnosed with a fracture of the tip of the distal fibula with no displacement on Oct. 17, 2005. The original pain and swelling had decreased within a month but further X-rays in January and ...

The surprising difference between a sprained ankle and a twisted ankle

Most people who say they twisted their ankle probably had a mild sprain. But not all twisted ankles are sprained ankles ...