Willett, Keith <br/><br/>
Ankle Injury Management (AIM): design of a pragmatic multi-centre equivalence randomised controlled trial comparing Close Contact Casting (CCC) to Open surgical Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) in the treatment of unstable ankle fractures in patients over 60 years.  [electronic resource] 

 -  BMC musculoskeletal disorders  Mar 2014 
 - 79 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Pragmatic Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1471-2474 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1186/1471-2474-15-79  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Age Factors<br/>Ankle Fractures<br/>Ankle Joint--physiopathology<br/>Biomechanical Phenomena<br/>Casts, Surgical--adverse effects<br/>Clinical Protocols<br/>Cost-Benefit Analysis<br/>England<br/>Fracture Fixation--adverse effects<br/>Fracture Fixation, Internal--adverse effects<br/>Fracture Healing<br/>Health Care Costs<br/>Humans<br/>Immobilization--adverse effects<br/>Joint Instability--diagnosis<br/>Middle Aged<br/>Patient Satisfaction<br/>Prospective Studies<br/>Quality of Life<br/>Range of Motion, Articular<br/>Recovery of Function<br/>Research Design<br/>State Medicine<br/>Surveys and Questionnaires<br/>Time Factors<br/>Treatment Outcome<br/>Wales