WEIGHTBEARING IMMEDIATELY AFTER ANKLE FRACTURE SURGICAL FIXATION
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Immediate Weight-Bearing after Ankle Fracture Fixation
We believe that a certain subset of surgical ankle fracture patients can be made weight-bearing as tolerated immediately following surgery. Immediate weight-bearing as tolerated (IWBAT) allows patients to return to ambulation and activities of daily living faster and may facilitate rehabilitation. A prospectively gathered orthopaedic trauma database at a Level 1 trauma center was reviewed retro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2349-2562,2349-2570
DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2017/904