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Trial reportKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2016

Randomized comparison of tape versus semi-rigid and versus lace-up ankle support in the treatment of acute lateral ankle ligament injury.

M P J van den Bekerom, Robert van Kimmenade, I N Sierevelt, Karin Eggink, G M M J Kerkhoffs, C N van Dijk, E E J Raven

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Trial report in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Review
  3. A novel prophylactic Chinese parachute ankle brace.Annals of translational medicine · 2021
    Article
  4. Review
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  6. Return to Play After a Lateral Ligament Ankle Sprain.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2020
    Review
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  10. There is no simple lateral ankle sprain.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

M P J van den BekeromDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Oosterpark 9, P.O. Box 95500, 1090 HM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Bekerom@gmail.com.
Robert van KimmenadeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Gelre Hospitals, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, P.O. Box 9014, 7300 DS, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
I N SiereveltDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Slotervaart Hospital, Louwesweg 6, P.O. Box 90440, 1006 BK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Karin EgginkDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Gelre Hospitals, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, P.O. Box 9014, 7300 DS, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
G M M J KerkhoffsOrthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, P.O. Box 22660, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
C N van DijkOrthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, P.O. Box 22660, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
E E J RavenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Gelre Hospitals, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, P.O. Box 9014, 7300 DS, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
Gelre Hospitals · NLUniversity of Amsterdam · NLSlotervaartziekenhuis · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeFunctional treatment is the optimal non-surgical treatment for acute lateral ankle ligament injury (ALALI) in favour of immobilization treatment. There is no single most effective functional treatment (tape, semi-rigid brace or lace-up brace) based on currently available randomized trials.

methodsThis study is designed as a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the difference in functional outcome after treatment with tape versus semi-rigid versus lace-up ankle support (brace) for grades II and III ALALIs. The Karlsson score and the FAOS were evaluated at 6-month follow-up.

resultsOne hundred and ninety-three patients (52% males) were randomized, 66 patients were treated with tape, 58 patients with a semi-rigid brace and 62 patients with a lace-up brace. There were no significant differences in any baseline characteristics between the three groups. Mean age of the patients was 37.3 years (35.1-39.5; SD 15.3). Ninety-five males (49%) were included. One hundred and sixty-one (59 + 50 + 52) patients completed the study through final follow-up; 32% lost at follow-up. In two patients treated with tape support, the treatment was changed to a semi-rigid brace because of dermatomal blisters. Except for the difference in Foot and Ankle Outcome Score sport between the lace-up and the semi-rigid brace, there are no differences in any of the outcomes after 6-month follow-up.

conclusionThe most important finding of current study was that there is no difference in outcome 6 months after treatment with tape, semi-rigid brace and a lace-up brace. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: I.

Indexed as

Athletic TapeBracesAdultAnkle InjuriesFemaleHumansImmobilizationLateral Ligament, AnkleMaleAnkleBraceInjuryLigamentSportsTapeTreatment

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PMID26044353
PMCPMC4823346
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