ARTICLE A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Removable Brace Versus Casting in Children With Low-Risk Ankle Fractures KathyBoutis,MD a,b ,AndrewR.Willan,PhD b ,PaulBabyn,MD c ,UnniG.Narayanan,MD b,d ,BenjaminAlman,MD d ,SuzanneSchuh,MD a,b a DivisionofEmergencyMedicine, b PopulationHealthSciences,ResearchInstitute,andDivisionsof c DiagnosticImagingand d OrthopedicSurgery,HospitalforSick Children,UniversityofToronto,Toronto,Ontario,Canada Theauthorshaveindicatedtheyhavenofinancialrelationshipsrelevanttothisarticletodisclose. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES.Isolated distal fibular ankle fractures in children are very common and at very low risk for future complications. Nevertheless, standard therapy for these fractures still consists of casting, a practice that carries risks, inconveniences, and use of

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