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Cochrane in CORR ®: Surgical Versus Conservative Treatment for Acute Injuries of the Lateral Ligament Complex of the Ankle in Adults (Review)

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  1. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, 293 Wellington Street North, Suite 110, Hamilton, ON, L8L 8E7, Canada

    Harman Chaudhry MD, Nicole Simunovic MSc & Brad Petrisor MD, MSc, FRCSC

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A Note from the Editor-in-Chief: We are pleased to publish the next installment of Cochrane in CORR ® , our partnership between CORR ® , The Cochrane Collaboration ® , and McMaster University’s Evidence-Based Orthopaedics Group. In it, we will identify an abstract originally published in The Cochrane Library that we think is especially important, and researchers from McMaster University will provide expert perspective on it.

(Kerkhoffs GMMJ, Handoll HHG, de Bie R, Rowe BH, Struijs PAA. Surgical versus conservative treatment for acute injuries of the lateral ligament complex of the ankle in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD000380. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000380.pub2.)

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Cochrane Reviews are regularly updated as new evidence emerges and in response to feedback, and The Cochrane Library (http://www.thecochranelibrary.com) should be consulted for the most recent version of the review.

This Cochrane in CORR® column refers to the abstract available at: DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000380.pub2.

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Chaudhry, H., Simunovic, N. & Petrisor, B. Cochrane in CORR ®: Surgical Versus Conservative Treatment for Acute Injuries of the Lateral Ligament Complex of the Ankle in Adults (Review). Clin Orthop Relat Res 473, 17–22 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-4018-7

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