A 22-year-old woman sustained a twisting (inversion) injury to her left ankle while playing tennis. She complained of excruciating pain, a deformed ankle, and inability to bear weight on that side. On ...

An ankle sprain is an injury to one or more ligaments on the side of the ankle. Ligaments, as you may know, connect bone to bone–usually across joints. Ligaments are bands of elastic tissue which ...

Broken ankles and sprained ankles both cause pain and swelling. Although they share symptoms, there are key differences ...

The ankle is among the most commonly injured body part across all sports. Thousands of people sprain their ankles every day during relatively routine activities. In baseball, ankle sprains don’t ...

This week we are going to discuss something which occurs all to often in fall sports and something which has a bit of surprise when it comes to rehabilitation the lateral ankle sprain. Lateral ankle ...

Americans suffer approximately two million ankle sprains each year. While an overwhelming majority of patients recover quickly from these ligament injuries, a subset may suffer from recurring sprains.

Study Design Single cohort, descriptive. Objectives To investigate the effect of CAI on lower-extremity kinetic and energetic patterns during a forward-side jump. Background Lateral ankle sprains are ...

Washington Redskins fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Despite a gruesome injury, Robert Griffin III suffered only a Grade 1 sprain of his lateral collateral ligament. Now attention turns to when the ...

Dislocation of the ankle without evidence of fracture is a rare injury because of the mechanical efficiency of the mortise and the strength of the ligaments. The ligaments are usually stronger than ...