Table 3.

Complications from baseline to 9 months in the intention-to-treat population

	Plaster cast (n=266)	Functional brace (n=274)	p value
Tendon re-rupture	17 (6%)	13 (5%)	0·40
Deep vein thrombosis	3 (1%)	6 (2%)	0·51
Pulmonary embolism	0	2 (1%)	0·50
Fall with no injury	60 (23%)	53 (19%)	0·36
Fall with injury sustained	21 (8%)	24 (9%)	0·72
Pain under the heel	158 (59%)	180 (66%)	0·13
Numbness around the foot	108 (41%)	130 (47%)	0·11
Pressure sores	39 (15%)	51 (19%)	0·22

Data are number of participants reporting complication at least once (%). Complications in each treatment group were summed over the 9-month follow-up.