Surgery Versus Functional Treatment in Ankle Ligament Tears

Kaikkonen, Auvo; Kannus, Pekka; Järvinen, Markku

doi:10.1097/00003086-199605000-00023

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“…These include the Foot and Ankle Disability Index (FADI), Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM), Foot and Ankle Outcome Score, Lower Extremity Function Test (LEFS), Sports Ankle Rating System, Olerud Scoring Scale, and Karlsson Ankle Function Score. The Composite Inversion Injury Scale 110 and Kaikkonen Functional Scale 75,130 can also be used to evaluate patients with ankle sprains; however, they rely on clinician reports rather than patient self-reports of ankle function. Therefore, for the purpose of this paper, they were not included.…”

Section: Rtp Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Kaminski

Hertel

Amendola

et al. 2013

Journal of Athletic Training

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Objective: To present recommendations for athletic trainers and other allied health care professionals in the conservative management and prevention of ankle sprains in athletes.Background: Because ankle sprains are a common and often disabling injury in athletes, athletic trainers and other sports health care professionals must be able to implement the most current and evidence-supported treatment strategies to ensure safe and rapid return to play. Equally important is initiating preventive measures to mitigate both first-time sprains and the chance of reinjury. Therefore, considerations for appropriate preventive measures (including taping and bracing), initial assessment, both short-and long-term management strategies, return-to-play guidelines, and recommendations for syndesmotic ankle sprains and chronic ankle instability are presented.Recommendations: The recommendations included in this position statement are intended to provide athletic trainers and other sports health care professionals with guidelines and criteria to deliver the best health care possible for the prevention and management of ankle sprains. An endorsement as to best practice is made whenever evidence supporting the recommendation is available.

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Section: Rtp Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Kaminski

Hertel

Amendola

et al. 2013

Journal of Athletic Training

213

233

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“…Other studies have confi rmed the superiority of early mobilization as compared to cast immobilization [ 66 -68 ] or surgery [ 69 ]. The functional treatment program consists of three phases that correspond to the biological healing process.…”

Section: Acute Sprainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Ankle Pathology in Football

Anderson

Engebretsen

Kennedy³

et al. 2014

Sports and Traumatology

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The ankle is one of the most commonly injured joints in football and represents a signifi cant cost to the healthcare system due to time lost from play. The ligaments that stabilize the ankle joint determine its biomechanics, and alterations of those normal biomechanics result from various football-related injuries. Acute sprains are generally treated conservatively, with emphasis placed on secondary prevention to reduce the risk of future sprains and progression to chronic ankle stability. Repetitive ankle injuries in footballers may cause chronic ankle instability, which include both mechanical ligamentous laxity and functional changes. Chronic ankle pathology often requires surgery to repair ligamentous damage and remove

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“…51 On the contrary, those patients that develop chronic instability are unlikely to have improvement in their symptoms without surgical intervention. 4 The increased risk for developing posttraumatic arthritis in these patients is suggested but remains in question.…”

Section: Surgical Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%