*Effects in favour of functional treatment compared with immobilisation in the event of acute ankle injury46
| Short-term (0 to 6 weeks) | |
| Return to work | 2 RCTs; n=150; RR 5.75 (95% CI 1.01 to 32.71) |
| Swelling | 3 RCTs; n=260; RR 1.74 (95% CI 1.17 to 2.59) |
| Medium term (6 weeks–1 year) | |
| Patient satisfaction | 2 RCTs; n=123; RR 4.25 (95% CI 1.12 to 16.09) |
| Long term (>1 year) | |
| Return to sports | 5 RCTs; n=360; RR 1.86 (95% CI 1.22 to 2.86) |
| Resuming sport activity (number of days) | 3 RCTs n=195; MD 4.88 (95% CI 1.50 to 8.25) |
| Return to work (number of days) | 6 RCTs n=604; MD 8.23 (95% CI: 6.31 to 10.16) |
↵* The effects per comparison are in favour of the former interventions.
MD, mean difference; RCT, randomised controlled trials.