Immobilization of operated ankle fractures.
Forty-three patients with stable internal fixation of fresh ankle fractures were treated at random with a plaster cast for 6 weeks without weight bearing or were only immobilized for 3 days, after which active movements were encouraged. The two groups were followed for a year. Only at 6 weeks were there significant differences between the groups.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000842:Ankle / Q000503:physiopathology; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011897:Random Allocation; D013997:Time Factors