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Close contact casting (older adults)

Manipulation under anaesthesia and a minimally padded, moulded below-knee cast for unstable fractures in adults over 60.

Under review
A summary for this option is being prepared. The papers below are already tracked.

Tracked papers (2)

PaperYearDesign
Three-Year Follow-up of a Trial of Close Contact Casting vs Surgery for Initial Treatment of Unstable Ankle Fractures in Older Adults.
Keene DJ · JAMA · 2018 · Randomised controlled trialKey paper
2018Randomised controlled trialLevel I
Close Contact Casting vs Surgery for Initial Treatment of Unstable Ankle Fractures in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Willett K · JAMA · 2016 · Randomised controlled trialKey paper
2016Randomised controlled trialLevel I