ankle fracture

by University of Oxford edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: ThisIsEngineering from Pexels Ankle fractures are among the most common fractures in adults. Some ankle fractures are “stable,” so the patient can carry on walking on the ankle without the bones falling out of position. However, some […]

by British Medical Journal edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment-related harms, finds a clinical trial from Finland published in The BMJ.