All Outputs (2)

Effect of Locking Plate Fixation vs Intramedullary Nail Fixation on 6-Month Disability Among Adults With Displaced Fracture of the Distal Tibia: The UK FixDT Randomized Clinical Trial (2017)
Journal Article
Costa, M. L., Achten, J., Griffin, J., Petrou, S., Pallister, I., Lamb, S. E., …for the FixDT Trial Investigators. (2017). Effect of Locking Plate Fixation vs Intramedullary Nail Fixation on 6-Month Disability Among Adults With Displaced Fracture of the Distal Tibia: The UK FixDT Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 318(18), 1767. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.16429

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., …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... Read More about 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.