Background Ankle sprains are the most common injuries in sports and recreational activities.
Hypothesis Ankle osteoarthritis can be caused by ankle ligament lesions. Latency time …

Osteoarthritis (OA) as a debilitating chronic disease is a growing problem in health care. 1–3
Approximately 1% of the world's adult population is affected by ankle OA, which results in …

Objective: To pose the question,“Can chronic ankle instability be prevented?” The
evaluation and treatment of chronic ankle instability is a significant challenge in athletic …

Ankle sprain injuries are the most common injury sustained during sporting activities. Three-
quarters of ankle injuries involve the lateral ligamentous complex, comprised of the anterior …

Acute lateral ankle ligament injuries are common. If left untreated, they can result in chronic
instability. Nonsurgical measures, including functional rehabilitation, are the management …

Background: Ankle joint injuries are extremely common sports injuries, with the anterior
talofibular ligament involved in the majority of ankle sprains. There have been only a few …

Background There has been no attempt to correlate the type and number of intra-articular
lesions with the results of ligament reconstruction for chronic lateral ankle instability …

The lateral ankle complex is the most frequently injured single structure in athletes,
consisting of 38% to 45% of all injuries. One-sixth of all sports injury loss time is from ankle …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to describe the current evidence
on the most common sports-related ankle injuries. Joint anatomy, epidemiology, clinical …

Objective: Describe ankle injury epidemiology among US high school athletes in 20 sports.
Design: Descriptive prospective epidemiology study. Setting: Sports injury data for the …