Abstract | STUDY DESIGN: Single blind randomized controlled replication study. OBJECTIVES: METHODS AND MEASURES: Thirty-one subjects diagnosed with tibial stress fractures were randomly assigned to either a brace or control group. Dependent variables included time to pain-free single-leg hopping, visual analog pain scale, and time to a pain-free 1-mile run. Twenty subjects (10 brace, 10 control) completed a detailed functional progression culminating in a 1-mile run. RESULTS: There was no difference between groups for time to pain-free hop (p > 0.86; power = 0.43) and time to pain-free 1-mile run (p > 0.24; power = 0.92). Subjects in both groups experienced statistically significant improvements in pain measurements (p < 0.002), but no difference was found between groups (p > 0.93). CONCLUSION: The current study demonstrated no added benefit of Aircast leg braces in the treatment of tibial stress fractures in the military training environment.
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Authors | Christopher S Allen, Timothy W Flynn, Joseph R Kardouni, Mae H Hemphill, Carrie A Schneider, Allyson E Pritchard, David H Duplessis, Greer Evans-Christopher |
Journal | Military medicine
(Mil Med)
Vol. 169
Issue 11
Pg. 880-4
(Nov 2004)
ISSN: 0026-4075 [Print] England |
PMID | 15605935
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Braces
- Female
- Fractures, Stress
(physiopathology, rehabilitation)
- Humans
- Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices
- Male
- Military Personnel
- Pain Measurement
- Tibia
(injuries)
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