Cast versus functional brace in the rehabilitation of patients treated non-operatively for a rupture of the Achilles tendon: protocol for the UK study of tendo achilles rehabilitation (UK STAR) multi-centre randomised trial
(2017)
Journal Article
Achten, J., Parsons, N. R., Kearney, R. L., Maia Schlüssel, M., Liew, A. S., Dutton, S., Petrou, S., Ollivere, B., Lamb, S. E., & Costa, M. L. (2017). Cast versus functional brace in the rehabilitation of patients treated non-operatively for a rupture of the Achilles tendon: protocol for the UK study of tendo achilles rehabilitation (UK STAR) multi-centre randomised trial. BMJ Open, 7(10), Article e019628. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019628
INTRODUCTION
Achilles tendon rupture affects over 11 000 people yearly in the UK, and the incidence is increasing. Controversy remains with regard to the best rehabilitation strategy for these patients. In operatively treated patients, functional...
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