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Editorial

. 2016 Oct 11;316(14):1451-1452.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.14819.

Close Contact Casting vs Surgery for Unstable Ankle Fractures

David W Sanders¹

Affiliations

PMID: 27727370
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.14819

Editorial

Close Contact Casting vs Surgery for Unstable Ankle Fractures

David W Sanders. JAMA. 2016.

. 2016 Oct 11;316(14):1451-1452.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.14819.

Author

David W Sanders¹

Affiliation

¹ Orthopaedic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 27727370
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.14819

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Close Contact Casting vs Surgery for Initial Treatment of Unstable Ankle Fractures in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Willett K, Keene DJ, Mistry D, Nam J, Tutton E, Handley R, Morgan L, Roberts E, Briggs A, Lall R, Chesser TJ, Pallister I, Lamb SE; Ankle Injury Management (AIM) Trial Collaborators. Willett K, et al. JAMA. 2016 Oct 11;316(14):1455-1463. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.14719. JAMA. 2016. PMID: 27727383 Clinical Trial.

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