Table 1.

Stratification by gender and age

Patient characteristics			Randomisation
List 1	Male	< 30 y.o.a	ABAB AABB ABBA BABA BAAB
List 2	Male	> 30 y.o.a	BAAB BBAA ABAB AABB ABBA
List 3	Female	< 30 y.o.a	AABB ABBA BAAB BBAA BABA
List 4	Female	> 30 y.o.a	ABBA BABA ABAB AABB AABB

y.o.a. years of age, A 1 week of brace immobilisation, B 3 weeks of cast immobilisation