Lateral ankle sprains (LASs) are among the most common injuries incurred during
participation in sport and physical activity, and it is estimated that up to 40% of individuals …

Given the prevalence of lateral ankle sprains during physical activity and the high rate of
reinjury and chronic ankle instability, clinicians should be cognizant of the need to expand …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an
ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy …

Background About 1% of adults suffer from painful osteoarthritis of the ankle. The current
literature contains no information on the percentage of such patients who derive long-term …

Ankle sprains fall into two main categories: acute ankle sprains and chronic ankle instability,
which are among the most common recurrent injuries during occupational activities, athletic …

Definitive diagnosis and optimal surgical treatment of chronic lateral ankle instability
remains controversial. This review distills available biomechanical evidence as it pertains to …

Purpose To diagnose chronic anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) injury, three different
physical examinations were compared: the anterior drawer test (ADT), the anterolateral …

Background: There is a high prevalence of concomitant lateral ankle ligament injuries and
syndesmotic ligamentous injuries. However, it is unclear whether syndesmotic ligaments …

Background: In patients who develop chronic ankle instability, clinicians often obtain
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as part of the evaluation prior to operative referral. The …

Diagnostic accuracy of the talar tilt test is not well established in a chronic ankle instability
(CAI) population. Our purpose was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of instrumented …