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| Title |
Ankle Injury Management (AIM): design of a pragmatic multi-centre equivalence randomised controlled trial comparing Close Contact Casting (CCC) to Open surgical Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) in the treatment of unstable ankle fractures in patients over 60 years
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| Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-15-79 |
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| Authors |
Keith Willett, David J Keene, Lesley Morgan, Bridget Gray, Robert Handley, Tim Chesser, Ian Pallister, Elizabeth Tutton, Christopher Knox, Ranjit Lall, Andrew Briggs, Sarah E Lamb |
| Abstract |
Ankle fractures account for 9% of all fractures with a quarter of these occurring in adults over 60 years. The short term disability and long-term consequences of this injury can be considerable. Current opinion favours open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) over non-operative treatment (fracture manipulation and the application of a standard moulded cast) for older people. Both techniques are associated with complications but the limited published research indicates higher complication rates of fracture malunion (poor position at healing) with casting. The aim of this study is to compare ORIF with a modification of existing casting techniques, Close Contact Casting (CCC). We propose that CCC may offer an equivalent functional outcome to ORIF and avoid the risks associated with surgery. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 179 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Andorra | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 175 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 25 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 10% |
| Other | 17 | 9% |
| Researcher | 16 | 9% |
| Other | 32 | 18% |
| Unknown | 52 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 70 | 39% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 3% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 2% |
| Psychology | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 16 | 9% |
| Unknown | 59 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 October 2016.
All research outputs
#2,596,458
of 22,747,498 outputs
Outputs from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#518
of 4,035 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#27,217
of 221,230 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#10
of 106 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 4,035 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 7.0. This one has done well, scoring higher than 86% of its peers.
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