1. Early versus delayed weight-bearing following operatively treated ankle fracture (WAX): a non-inferiority, multicentre, randomised controlled trial
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Bretherton, Christopher Patrick, Achten, Juul, Jogarah, Vidoushee, Petrou, Stavros, Peckham, Nicholas, Achana, Felix, Appelbe, Duncan, Kearney, Rebecca, Claireux, Harry, Bell, Philip, Griffin, Xavier L, McAndrew, Andrew, Jacobs, Neal, Forder, Justin, Hester, Thomas, Cross, Charlotte, Bateman, Tony, Kieffer, Will, Barton, Tristan, Walter, Richard, Savva, Nick, Marsland, Daniel, Rose, Barry, Beech, Zine, Koc, Togay, Armstead, Bethany, Ollivere, Ben, Diamond, Owen, Teoh, Kar, Magill, Paul, Mangwani, Jitendra, Hodgson, Paul, Ray, Robbie, Dhinsa, Baljinder, Majeed, Haroon, Wong-Chung, John, Young, Jonathan, Lagare, Agnes, Soogumbur, Akash, Morozova, Albina, Hunt, Alexander, Adamson, Amanda, Dempster, Angie, McCormack, Ann, Arif, Azra, Armstead, Bethany, Vye, Charlotte, Dojode, Chetan, Brown, Chloe, Haines, Christina, To, Christopher, Brennan, Ciaran, Winson, Dan, McGough, Elizabeth, Jessup-Dunton, Ellen, Bintcliffe, Fiona, Thompson, Fiona, Omogra, Gabriel, Scott, Georgia, Samuel, Helen, Fraig, Hossam, Burokiene, Ina, Odysseos-Beaumont, Isabel, Rand, James, Edkins, Janet, Barrett-Lee, Joe, McFall, John, Wahed, Karim, Herbert, Kate, Death, Kelly, Beddard, Laura, Dupley, Leanne, Bryce, Leeann, Wright, Lianne, Bailey, Lucy, Maling, Lucy, Raad, Marjan, Morris, Matt, Williams, Matthew, Labidi, May, Holmes, Natalie, Staines, Nikki, Matthews, Paul A, McCormac, Philip, Easow, Rashmi, Matthews, Scott, Kapoor, Smriti, Harris, Sophie, Wagland, Susan, Cobb, Timothy, and White, Tracey
- Abstract
After surgery for a broken ankle, patients are usually instructed to avoid walking for 6 weeks (delayed weight-bearing). Walking 2 weeks after surgery (early weight-bearing) might be a safe and preferable rehabilitation strategy. This study aimed to determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of an early weight-bearing strategy compared with a delayed weight-bearing strategy.
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- 2024
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