The use of a pneumatic leg brace in soldiers with tibial stress fractures--a randomized clinical trial

The use of a pneumatic leg brace in soldiers with tibial stress fractures--a randomized clinical trial

Single blind randomized controlled replication study. Evaluate the effect of a pneumatic leg brace on return-to-activity and pain in soldiers with tibial stress fractures. Thirty-one subjects diagnosed with tibial stress fractures were randomly assigned to either a brace or control group. Dependent...

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Published in:Military medicine Vol. 169; no. 11; pp. 880 - 884
Main Authors: Allen, Christopher S, Flynn, Timothy W, Kardouni, Joseph R, Hemphill, Mae H, Schneider, Carrie A, Pritchard, Allyson E, Duplessis, David H, Evans-Christopher, Greer
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Oxford University Press 01-11-2004
Subjects:
Adult
Braces
Female
Fractures, Stress - physiopathology
Fractures, Stress - rehabilitation
Humans
Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices
Male
Military Personnel
Pain Measurement
Tibia - injuries
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Summary:Single blind randomized controlled replication study. Evaluate the effect of a pneumatic leg brace on return-to-activity and pain in soldiers with tibial stress fractures. 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. 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). 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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ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.7205/MILMED.169.11.880