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    Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Post Patellar Dislocation (PRePPeD)—protocol for an external pilot randomised controlled trial and qualitative study comparing supervised versus self-managed rehabilitation for people after acute patellar dislocation

    Patellar dislocations mainly affect adolescents and young adults. After this injury, patients are usually referred to physiotherapy for exercise-based rehabilitation. Currently, limited high-quality evidence e...

    Colin Forde, Matthew L. Costa, Jonathan A. Cook in Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2023)

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    Flexibility and resistance exercises versus usual care for improving pain and function after distal radius fracture in adults aged 50 years or over: protocol for the WISE randomised multicentre feasibility trial

    Distal radius fractures represent about 1 in 5 of all fractures treated in UK hospitals. Most distal radius fractures occur in women aged 50 years or over after a fall. Distal radius fractures are managed usin...

    David J. Keene, Cynthia Srikesavan, Juul Achten in Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2022)

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    Co-producing a multi-stakeholder Core Outcome Set for distal Tibia and Ankle fractures (COSTA): a study protocol

    Ankle fracture is a common injury with a strong evidence base focused on effectiveness of treatments. However, there are no reporting guidelines on distal tibia and ankle fractures. This has led to heterogenei...

    Nathan A. Pearson, Elizabeth Tutton, Alexander Joeris, Stephen Gwilym in Trials (2021)

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    Correction to: Reamed intramedullary nailing versus circular frame external fixation for segmental tibial fractures (STIFF-F): a mixed methods feasibility study

    Caroline B. Hing, Elizabeth Tutton, Toby O. Smith in Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2021)

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    Reamed intramedullary nailing versus circular frame external fixation for segmental tibial fractures (STIFF-F): a mixed methods feasibility study

    Segmental tibial fractures are fractures in two or more areas of the tibial diaphysis resulting in a separate intercalary segment of the bone. Surgical fixation is recommended for patients with segmental tibia...

    Caroline B. Hing, Elizabeth Tutton, Toby O. Smith in Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2021)

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    Facilitating trial recruitment: A qualitative study of patient and staff experiences of an orthopaedic trauma trial

    Qualitative research has been used to explore patients’ and healthcare professionals’ experiences of surgical randomised controlled trials (RCTs). From this research, reasons why patients accept or decline par...

    Emma Elizabeth Phelps, Elizabeth Tutton, Xavier Griffin, Janis Baird in Trials (2019)

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    Participation in a trial in the emergency situation: a qualitative study of patient experience in the UK WOLLF trial

    Patients can struggle to make sense of trials in emergency situations. This study examines patient experience of participating in the United Kingdom, Wound management of Open Lower Limb Fractures (UK WOLLF) st...

    Elizabeth Tutton, Juul Achten, Sarah E. Lamb, Keith Willett, Matthew L. Costa in Trials (2018)

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    Enabling the flow of compassionate care: a grounded theory study

    Compassion has become a topic of increasing interest within healthcare over recent years. Yet despite its raised profile, little research has investigated how compassionate care is enacted and what it means to...

    Stephanie Tierney, Kate Seers, Elizabeth Tutton in BMC Health Services Research (2017)

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    Ankle Injury Management (AIM): design of a pragmatic multi-centre equivalence randomised controlled trial comparing Close Contact Casting (CCC) to Open surgical Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) in the treatment of unstable ankle fractures in patients over 60 years

    Ankle fractures account for 9% of all fractures with a quarter of these occurring in adults over 60 years. The short term disability and long-term consequences of this injury can be considerable. Current opini...

    Keith Willett, David J Keene, Lesley Morgan, Bridget Gray in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2014)

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    An exploration of touch and its use in nursing

    Touch and its importance to the development of human beings and their continued well-being has been well documented (Montague 1971, Barnett 1972). The act of touching, according to Watson (1975), is an ‘intent...

    Elizabeth Tutton in Nursing as Therapy (1991)