10-day below-knee cast for management of severe ankle sprains/Authors' reply

[...] only data entry was blinded since all outcome measures were derived from postal questionnaires. Besides the weakness of basing results purely on a questionnaire, a 17% dropout rate at 1 month when treatment of severe ankle sprains is not yet finished does not seem ideal. [...] the severity of...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2009-05, Vol.373 (9675), p.1601
Main Authors: van Rijn, Rogier M, van Middelkoop, Marienke, Kerkhoffs, G M, van den Bekerom, M P, Struijs, P A, van Dijk, C N, Polzer, Hans, Lamb, Sarah E, Cooke, Matthew W, Hutton, Jane L, Marsh, Jennifer L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ankle
Bone surgery
Sports injuries
Studies
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Summary:[...] only data entry was blinded since all outcome measures were derived from postal questionnaires. Besides the weakness of basing results purely on a questionnaire, a 17% dropout rate at 1 month when treatment of severe ankle sprains is not yet finished does not seem ideal. [...] the severity of the ankle sprain has a striking effect on recovery,? and should be classified according to standard measures.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X