We were interested to read the paper by Watts and Armstrong1 that looked at the effectiveness of double Tubigrip in grade 1 and 2 ankle sprains. The authors' aim was to carry out a well designed randomised controlled trial that would determine whether functional recovery was achieved more ...
Comparison of the results of short-term rigid and semi-rigid cast immobilization for the treatment of grade 3 inversion injuries of the ankle. Injury. 1998;29:581–4. CrossRef Cetti R, Christensen SE, Corfitzen MT. Ruptured fibular ankle ligament plaster or pilton brace? Br J Sport Med....
Grade 1 LASs are generally not immobilised. Only 24.2% of ATC's utilised patient-reported outcomes in determining return to play criteria and 92.0% required athletes to utilise some form of prophylaxis when returning to participation.ConclusionsThis is the first cross-sectional investigation on the ...
Taking into consideration (1) active range of motion, (2) edema, (3) stress radiographs findings, and (4) full rehabilitation time, we divided grade III sprains in IIIA and IIIB, proposing that these injuries can be classified in four categories (I, II, IIA, IIIB). The range of motion...
RESULTS: There were 24 ankle sprains, of which 15 were noncontact inversion sprains (11 grade I, 3 grade II, 1 grade III; incidence, 1.08 per 1000 athlete-exposures). Injury incidence was higher in athletes with previous ankle injuries (2.60 vs 0.39; P < .001). Body mass index was ...