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. 2016 Apr 1;2016(4):CD010836. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010836.pub2

Comparison 1. Ankle brace versus rigid cast for the treatment of 'low risk' ankle fractures.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Activities Scale for Kids‐performance (ASKp): 0 to 100: best outcome     Other data No numeric data
2 Modified Activities Scale for Kids‐performance score (0 to 100%: best outcome) at 4 weeks 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
3 Number of children experiencing adverse outcomes 2   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
3.1 Ankle brace versus fibreglass posterior splint 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3.2 Ankle brace versus below‐knee walking cast 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
4 Time to resume pre‐injury level of activity (days)     Other data No numeric data
5 Return to pre‐injury levels of activity at 4 weeks 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
6 Able to weight bear with no pain at 4 weeks post‐injury 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
7 Child would have preferred other intervention 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
8 Patient satisfaction with device: 'not at all happy', 'a little happy', 'happy', or 'very happy'     Other data No numeric data
9 Duration of analgesia use (paracetamol or ibuprofen), (days)     Other data No numeric data
10 Faces Pain Scale score at 4 weeks post‐injury (0 to 10: greatest pain) 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
11 Estimated total healthcare cost, in Canadian dollars, in 2003 to 2005 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected