Report for: Surgical versus conservative treatment for acute injuries of the lateral ligament complex of the ankle in adults

Title	Surgical versus conservative treatment for acute injuries of the lateral ligament complex of the ankle in adults
Published in	Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2007
DOI	10.1002/14651858.cd000380.pub2
Pubmed ID	17443501
Authors	Gino MMJ Kerkhoffs, Helen HG Handoll, Rob de Bie, Brian H Rowe, Peter AA Struijs
Abstract	Ankle sprains are one of the most commonly treated musculoskeletal injuries. The three main treatment modalities for acute lateral ankle ligament injuries are immobilisation with plaster cast or splint, 'functional treatment' comprising early mobilisation and use of an external support (e.g. ankle brace), and surgical repair or reconstruction.

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Geographical breakdown

Country	Count	As %
United Kingdom	2	<1%
Germany	1	<1%
Sri Lanka	1	<1%
Japan	1	<1%
Greece	1	<1%
United States	1	<1%
Unknown	307	98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status	Count	As %
Student > Bachelor	62	20%
Student > Master	48	15%
Other	29	9%
Researcher	27	9%
Student > Ph. D. Student	24	8%
Other	53	17%
Unknown	71	23%

Readers by discipline	Count	As %
Medicine and Dentistry	107	34%
Nursing and Health Professions	54	17%
Sports and Recreations	26	8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences	8	3%
Psychology	7	2%
Other	26	8%
Unknown	86	27%

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 July 2017.

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#2,442,992

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Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews

#5,085

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#5,744

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Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews

#19

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Surgical versus conservative treatment for acute injuries of the lateral ligament complex of the ankle in adults

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