title: Treatment of fractures of the hallux with a simple splint.
abstract: Three hundred patients with fractures of the hallux were randomly treated with either a short plantar splint or spica strapping in a prospective crossover trial. The results showed that more patients preferred the splint and the mean pain score was lower in the group treated with a splint (P less than 0.001). It is concluded that the splint is a cheap and effective method of treatment of fractures of the hallux.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Maitra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001458:Bandages; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006214:Hallux / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D013165:Splints