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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2018 Mar 27;319(12):1274-1276.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.0811.

Three-Year Follow-up of a Trial of Close Contact Casting vs Surgery for Initial Treatment of Unstable Ankle Fractures in Older Adults

David J Keene  1 , Sarah E Lamb  1 , Dipesh Mistry  2 , Elizabeth Tutton  3 , Ranjit Lall  2 , Robert Handley  4 , Keith Willett  1 ; Ankle Injury Management (AIM) Trial Collaborators
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Three-Year Follow-up of a Trial of Close Contact Casting vs Surgery for Initial Treatment of Unstable Ankle Fractures in Older Adults

David J Keene et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study reports 3-year outcomes of a randomized trial that compared close contact casting vs the usual surgery for unstable ankle fractures in older adults and that found equivalent ankle function outcomes at 6 months.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr Lamb reported being a member of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) program’s additional capacity funding board, end of life care and add-on studies, prioritization group, and trauma board. Mr Willett reported receiving design royalties from ZIMMER for intramedullary bone fixation implants. No other disclosures were reported.

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