Observational studyThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2014
Structural abnormalities and persistent complaints after an ankle sprain are not associated: an observational case control study in primary care.
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- Male National Basketball Association G-League and Collegiate Basketball Athletes Have a High Prevalence of Radiographic Ankle Abnormalities.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Anterior Tibiotalar Fat Pad Involvement in Ankle Osteoarthritis: MRI Features in Patients 1 Year After a Lateral Ankle Sprain.Cartilage · 2023Observational
- Is radiographic osteoarthritis associated with pain and disability of the ankle?Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2023Article
- Acute ankle injuries: association between sprain severity and ancillary findings.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2023Article
- Incidence and risk factors for poor ankle functional recovery, and the development and progression of posttraumatic ankle osteoarthritis after significant ankle ligament injury (SALI): the SALI cohort study protocol.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Predictive Factors of Recovery after an Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain: A Longitudinal Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Decreased perceived ankle and knee joint health in individuals with perceived chronic ankle instability.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- Talonavicular ligament: prevalence of injury in ankle sprains, histological analysis and hypothesis of its biomechanical function.The British journal of radiology · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundPersistent complaints are very common after a lateral ankle sprain.
aimTo investigate possible associations between structural abnormalities on radiography and MRI, and persistent complaints after a lateral ankle sprain. DESIGN AND
settingObservational case control study on primary care patients in general practice.
methodPatients were selected who had visited their GP with an ankle sprain 6-12 months before the study; all received a standardised questionnaire, underwent a physical examination, and radiography and MRI of the ankle. Patients with and without persistent complaints were compared regarding structural abnormalities found on radiography and MRI; analyses were adjusted for age, sex, and body mass index.
resultsOf the 206 included patients, 98 had persistent complaints and 108 did not. No significant differences were found in structural abnormalities between patients with and without persistent complaints. In both groups, however, many structural abnormalities were found on radiography in the talocrural joint (47.2% osteophytes and 45.1% osteoarthritis) and the talonavicular joint (36.5% sclerosis). On MRI, a high prevalence was found of bone oedema (33.8%) and osteophytes (39.5) in the talocrural joint; osteophytes (54.4%), sclerosis (47.2%), and osteoarthritis (55.4%, Kellgren and Lawrence grade >1) in the talonavicular joint, as well as ligament damage (16.4%) in the anterior talofibular ligament.
conclusionThe prevalence of structural abnormalities is high on radiography and MRI in patients presenting in general practice with a previous ankle sprain. There is no difference in structural abnormalities, however, between patients with and without persistent complaints. Using imaging only will not lead to diagnosis of the explicit reason for the persistent complaint.
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