Popular sports doctor Jeff Mueller has revealed where and how Broncos quarterback Bo Nix must have fractured his ankle.

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Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment-related harms, finds a clinical trial from Finland published in The BMJ.

Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment related harms, finds a clinical trial from Finland published by The BMJ today.

For elderly patients with unstable ankle fractures, a molded, below-knee cast with minimal padding produces similar functional outcomes and fewer drawbacks associated with surgical fixation, according to a study published in the October 11 issue of JAMA.

Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures, according to researchers.