The Ankle Recovery Trial (ART): clinical outcomes and patient experience of a pragmatic multicentre RCT comparing cast with removable boot for early mobilization after ankle fracture surgical fixation
Patients managed in casts and boots had similar functional outcomes following ankle fracture fixation. Boots provided improved dorsiflexion and plantarflexion for some subgroups, but higher complication rates. Treatment modality decisions could therefore be informed by individual patient preference.
Authors
- Elsa Marques (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1360-5677)
- Vanessa Heaslip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2037-4002)
- Helen Allen
- A. Sangar
- Christopher Hayward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2666-5073)
- Sharon Docherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3209-1560)
- Lee Tbaily (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4203-480X)
- Rachel Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2634-9385)
Institutions
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Poole Hospital (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- University of Salford (GB)
- University of Stavanger (NO)
- Bournemouth University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bone & Joint Open
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.611.bjo-2025-0108.r1
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00