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Contents
ABSTRACT 8
I. INTRODUCTION 10
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 11
1. Patients Selection 11
2. Operative Method 12
3. Rehabilitation and leg elevation 12
4. Measurement 13
5. Statistics 14
III. RESULTS 15
IV. DISCUSSION 22
V. CONCLUSION 24
REFERENCES 25
Table I. Demographic Parameters and Distribution of Fractures in Two Groups 16
Table II. Comparison of ankle and calf swelling and VAS in both groups. 17
Table III. Comparison of subjective satisfaction about elevation height in... 18
Fig. 1. (A) Elevated leg with cushion elevator (30 cm-height) and (B) pillow elevator(10... 19
Fig. 2. Figure-of-eight method. Flexible tape runs through from the tip of lateral malleolus,... 20
Fig. 3. Change of swelling in the ankle (A), calf (B), and visual analogue scale (VAS) (C)... 21