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Abstract
Forty-two severely sprained ankles treated by a cast-brace have been reviewed. This
method was devised to avoid the disadvantages of immobilization.
Diagnosis was based on the history and clinical signs. Strain films were taken in
31 patients but it is submitted that this investigation may be misleading unless general
anaesthesia is used.
The results of the treatment by cast-brace compare favourably with those by other
methods and it is considered that patients were able to return to sport in a shorter
time.
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Publication history
Accepted:
November 8,
1985
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© 1986 Published by Elsevier Inc.
