Wearing a cast or ankle support for three weeks is just as successful as the usual six weeks for healing ankle fractures, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. Recent studies ...

Using a cast is not more effective than a brace for treating broken ankles, according to University of Warwick researchers – a conclusion that could hasten the decline of the tradition of signing a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Jennifer J. Beck, MD, and colleagues surveyed 1,400 members of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North ...

Three weeks in a cast may be just as good as six for healing a broken ankle, research suggests. A trial among 250 people with ankle fractures found they recovered just as well after three weeks than ...