Mechanical instability after acute ankle ligament injury: randomized prospective comparison of two forms of conservative treatment

OBJECTIVE: This trial has the objective to investigate the incidence of mechanical ankle instability after the conservative treatment of first episode, severe ankle ligamentar lesions. This common lesion affects young, professional and physical active patients, causing important personal and econom...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Pires Prado, Tulio Diniz Fernandes, Gilberto Luis Camanho, Alberto Abussamra Moreira Mendes, Daniel Tassetto Amodio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2013-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162013000400307&lng=en&tlng=en