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The Early Mobilization Group received an elas tic wrap for 2 days followed by functional bracing for 8 days. Two days after injury, this group began weight bearing and an ankle rehabilitation program. Patients in the Immobilization Group were placed in a nonweight bearing plaster splint for 10 days followed by weight bearing and the same rehabilitation program. Patients in the Early Mobilization Group had less pain at 3 weeks (57% versus 87%, P = 0.02); otherwise, there were no significant differences between groups in the frequency of residual symptoms. Only one patient in each group had residual symptoms 1 year after injury. Three pa tients (8%) in each group resprained their ankles. Ten days after injury, patients in the Early Mobilization Group were more likely to be back to full work (54% versus 13%, P &lt; 0.001). 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