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Costa ML, Achten J, Hennings S, et al. Intramedullary nail fixation versus locking plate fixation for adults with a fracture of the distal tibia: the UK FixDT RCT. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2018 May. (Health Technology Assessment, No. 22.25.)

List of abbreviations

AUC

area under the curve

CI

confidence interval

CONSORT

Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials

DMC

Data Monitoring Committee

DRI

Disability Rating Index

EQ-5D

EuroQol-5 Dimensions

FixDT

Fixation of Distal Tibia Fractures

HRG

Healthcare Resource Group

ICER

incremental cost-effectiveness ratio

IM

intramedullary

MCID

minimum clinically important difference

NICE

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

NIHR

National Institute for Health Research

NMB

net monetary benefit

OMAS

Olerud–Molander Ankle Score

pcpm

per centre per month

PSS

Personal Social Services

PSSRU

Personal Social Services Research Unit

QALY

quality-adjusted life-year

RCT

randomised controlled trial

REC

Research Ethics Committee

SAE

serious adverse event

SD

standard deviation

SE

standard error

TMG

Trial Management Group

TSC

Trial Steering Committee

VAS

visual analogue scale

WCTU

Warwick Clinical Trials Unit

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