Mechanical supports for acute, severe ankle sprain: a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial

The Incidence and Prevalence of Ankle Sprain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Epidemiological Studies

“…There is also an abundance of literature investigating injury epidemiology in field based sports (98 of the studies included in our analysis were field-based focused). The high risk of ankle sprain has promoted an appropriate research response, as a large number of methodologically rigorous randomised control trials now exist investigating the effect of different interventions in injury rehabilitation (54,(228)(229)(230)(231) and prevention (232)(233)(234).…”

National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Conservative Management and Prevention of Ankle Sprains in Athletes

“…Grade III sprains should be immobilized for at least 10 days with a rigid stirrup brace or below-knee cast and then controlled therapeutic exercise instituted. 30,32 Evidence Category: B 20. Electrical stimulation can be used as an adjunct to minimize swelling during the acute phase of injury.…”

Economic Evaluation of a Soft Ankle Brace Compared to Tape in Acute Lateral Ankle Ligamentous Sprains

“…Leanderson and Wredmark [30] found a significant reduction in sick leave, resulting in lower indirect costs, with an Air-Stirrup ankle brace treatment compared to compression bandage. In a study of Lamb et al [15,29] regarding severe ankle sprains, the Aircast® brace and 10-day below-knee cast™ were more cost-effective, in terms of costs per quality adjusted life years (QALYs), compared to Tubigrip®. In the current study, the soft brace was not more cost-effective than an ankle tape after one year of follow-up.…”

“…After the acute phase, the current trend in treatment of ALALS is functional treatment [11,[13][14][15], as it is shown to be more effective compared to treatment using immobilization [11,16,17].…”

“…Reviews and guidelines therefore recommend functional treatment of ALALS [18,19], although a short-period of immobilization might be desirable in the acute phase of severe ankle sprains to reduce pain and swollen ness [15,20].…”