Surgery for Type B Ankle Fracture Treatment: a Combined Randomised and Observational Study (CROSSBAT).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Isolated type B ankle fractures with no injury to the medial side are the most common type of ankle fracture.

Objective

This study aimed to determine if surgery is superior to non-surgical management for the treatment of these fractures.

Methods

A pragmatic, multicentre, single-blinded, combined randomised controlled trial and observational study. Setting Participants between 18 and 65 years with a type B ankle fracture and minimal talar shift were recruited from 22 hospitals in Australia and New Zealand. Participants willing to be randomised were randomly allocated to undergo surgical fixation followed by mobilisation in a walking boot for 6 weeks. Those treated non-surgically were managed in a walking boot for 6 weeks. Participants not willing to be rando

SUBMITTER: Mittal R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5372107 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature