
Foot & Ankle
Higher patient comfort obtained from treatment of acute ankle sprain with semi-rigid brace
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original publication.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012 May 28;13:81. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-81
100 patients, who had sustained a grade II or III ankle sprain, were randomised into two groups to either receive treatment with tape or with a semi-rigid ankle brace, for 4 weeks, in order to determine the treatment preference. Assessments collected over a 12 week period following the start of treatment demonstrated that patients wearing the semi-rigid brace had higher comfort and satisfaction.
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