dc.contributor.author | Vu, Davis | eng |
dc.contributor.author | McDiarmid, Todd | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Brown, Marcy L. | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | For acute Jones' fractures in recreationally active patients, early intramedullary screw fixation results in lower failure rates and shorter times to both clinical union and return to sports than non-weightbearing short leg casting (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on 2 randomized controlled trials (RCT)]. Non- weightbearing short leg casting achieves union in 56% to 100% of patients but can require prolonged casting (SOR: B, based on 2 prospective cohorts and multiple retrospective, follow-up studies). Stress fractures were not included in this review. For avulsion fractures of the fifth metatarsal tuberosity, a soft Jones' dressing allows earlier return to pre-injury levels of activity than rigid short leg casting (SOR: B, based on a lower-quality RCT). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3511 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2006 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 55, no. 08 (August 2006): 713+ | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | short leg casting | eng |
dc.subject | intramedullary screw fixation | eng |
dc.subject | Jones' fracture | eng |
dc.subject | avulsion fracture | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Fracture fixation | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Ankle -- Fractures | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Sports medicine | eng |
dc.title | What is the most effective management of acute fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |