Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment-related harms, finds a clinical trial from Finland published ...

Optimal postoperative management of unstable ankle fractures after internal fixation remains unclear. Traditional care uses ...

Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment related harms, finds a clinical trial from Finland published ...

A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine suggests putting weight on an ankle – also known as weight bearing – within three weeks of recovering from a surgically repaired fracture ...

Open reduction ankle surgery involves open surgery on fractured ankles. Doctors will realign ankle bones and may install internal fixations to keep them in place as they heal. Recovery from open ...

Ankle fractures are among the most common fractures in adults. Some ankle fractures are "stable," so the patient can carry on walking on the ankle without the bones falling out of position. However, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed the difference in Olerud-Molander Ankle Scores was not statistically significant between fixation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Time to weight-bear showed no significant link with complication rates after fixation for ankle fracture. More ...