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Development and Validation of the Ankle-GO Score for Discriminating and Predicting Return-to-Sport Outcomes After Lateral Ankle Sprain.
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- Towards the strategies of return to sport after lateral ankle Sprain: a systematic review.Annals of medicine · 2025Pooled it
- One in Five Patients Returns to Sport Before Assessment: Real-World Use of the Ankle-GO Composite Score in 6934 Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Early functional deficits following first-time acute lateral ankle sprain: A multidimensional assessment framework with clinically relevant cut-off values.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- The Ankle-GO™ score predicts return to sport after surgically treated unstable syndesmotic injuries.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- The acute effectiveness of ankle taping in dancers with chronic ankle instability - a randomized crossover study.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2026Article
- Side Hop Test as a Predictor of Successful Return to Sports After Nonoperative Treatment or Modified Broström Operation in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability: Based on the Ankle-GO Score.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Evaluation of functional deficits using the Ankle-GO™ score before and after arthroscopic anatomic lateral ankle ligament reconstruction among patients suffering from chronic ankle instability.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Fu's subcutaneous needling versus bracing combined with exercise therapy in the treatment of postacute lateral ankle sprain and the prevention of chronic ankle instability: a randomized controlled trial protocol.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Clinical assessment of lateral ankle sprains among Swedish physiotherapists: a nationwide survey comparing practice to international and locally modified frameworks.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Time to return to sports in football players recovering from lower limb soft tissue injuries: a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Editorial: Brain function alterations in populations with musculoskeletal disorders: now let's talk about it.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Use of Ankle-GO to Assess and Predict Return to Sport After Lateral Ankle Reconstruction for Chronic Ankle Instability.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Ankle supports enhance only psychological aspects of the Ankle-GO score in patients with chronic ankle instability.Journal of athletic training · 2025Article
- The short version of the ALR-RSI scale is a valid and reproducible scale to evaluate psychological readiness to return to sport after ankle lateral reconstruction.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Indicators of Return to Sports at Preinjury Levels Following Surgery for Chronic Ankle Instability: Comparison of ALR-RSI, AOFAS, and Karlsson Scores.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Targeting visual-sensory and cognitive impairments following lateral ankle sprains: a practical framework for functional assessment across the return-to-sport continuum-Part 1. Sensory reweighting and cognitive impairments: what are we really talking about and why clinicians should consider central alterations in return to sport criteria.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Targeting visual-sensory and cognitive impairments following lateral ankle sprains: a practical framework for functional assessment across the return-to-sport continuum. Part 2: from theory to practice: recommendations for optimizing return to sport after lateral ankle sprains using cognitive and visual-sensory assessments.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Ankle-GO score is associated with the probability of becoming coper after lateral ankle sprain: a 1-year prospective cohort study.British journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Arthroscopic Anatomic Lateral Ankle Reconstruction Using Allograft: A Simplified Approach.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
- Low Ankle-GO Score While Returning to Sport After Lateral Ankle Sprain Leads to a 9-fold Increased Risk of Recurrence: A Two-year Prospective Cohort Study.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundLateral ankle sprain (LAS) is the most common sports-related injury. However, there are currently no published evidence-based criteria to guide the patient's return to sport (RTS) and this decision is generally time-based. The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of a new score (Ankle-GO) and its predictive ability for RTS at the same level of play after LAS. HYPOTHESIS: The Ankle-GO is robust for discriminating and predicting RTS outcomes. STUDY
designProspective diagnostic study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 2.
methodsThe Ankle-GO was administered to 30 healthy participants and 64 patients at 2 and 4 months after LAS. The score was calculated as the sum of 6 tests for a maximum of 25 points. Construct validity, internal consistency, discriminant validity, and test-retest reliability were used to validate the score. The predictive value for the RTS was also validated based on the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.
resultsThe internal consistency of the score was good (Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.79) with no ceiling or floor effect. Test-retest reliability was excellent (intraclass coefficient correlation = 0.99) with a minimum detectable change of 1.2 points. The 2-month scores were significantly lower than 4-month and control group scores (7.7 ± 4, 13.9 ± 4.6, and 19.6 ± 3.4 points, respectively,
conclusionThe Ankle-GO appears to be a valid and robust score for clinicians to predict and discriminate RTS in patients after LAS. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Ankle-GO is the first objective score to help in the decision-making of the RTS after LAS. At 2 months, patients with an Ankle-GO score <8 points are unlikely to RTS at the same preinjury level.
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