Treatment of severe ankle sprain: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of three types of mechanical ankle support with tubular bandage. The CAST trial.

Journal article

To estimate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of three methods of ankle support compared with double layer tubular compression bandage.

Authors: Cooke, M; Marsh, J; Clark, M; Nakash, R; Jarvis, R

• Journal: Health Technol Assess
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 13
• Pages: iii-121
• Place of publication: England
• Publication date: 2009-02-01
• DOI: 10.3310/hta13130
• ISSN: 1366-5278
• Language: English
• Keywords: Activities of Daily Living; Bandages; Female; Technology Assessment, Biomedical; Casts, Surgical; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Restraint, Physical; Male; Young Adult; Adult; Recovery of Function; Questionnaires; Physical Therapy Modalities; Humans; Sprains and Strains; Treatment Outcome; Braces; Ankle Injuries; Adolescent