ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2025
Use of Ankle-GO to Assess and Predict Return to Sport After Lateral Ankle Reconstruction for Chronic Ankle Instability.
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- Generalized Joint Laxity Is an Independent Predictor of Postoperative Resprain Following Anatomic Reconstruction Using Gracilis Tendon Autograft for Patients With Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- 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
- The Ankle-GO™ score predicts return to sport after surgically treated unstable syndesmotic injuries.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 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
- Ultrafast Return to Sport in International Feminine Football Following Arthroscopic Anatomic Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction Using Gracilis Autograft: A Case Report.Case reports in orthopedics · 2026Article
- Validity and reliability of the French version of the quick-FAAM (Q-FAAM-F) among patients undergoing anatomic ankle ligament reconstruction.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT) demonstrates comparable predictive validity to Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) for return to sport after anatomic ankle ligament reconstruction.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 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
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Abstract
Background: Chronic ankle instability (CAI) develops in 20% to 40% of patients after ankle sprains because of inappropriate management or a premature return to sports (RTS). Patients become candidates for surgery when nonoperative treatment fails. The results of arthroscopic lateral ligament reconstruction have been shown to be excellent. However, there is no consensus on the RTS criteria in these cases. The Ankle-GO score, which has been validated in lateral ankle sprains, is an evidence-based protocol for RTS. Purpose: To evaluate the discriminant and predictive capacity of the Ankle-GO score for RTS after arthroscopic lateral ankle reconstruction. Study Design: Cohort study. Level of evidence, 2. Methods: This prospective multicenter cohort study, conducted between January 2022 and January 2023, evaluated patients with CAI who underwent arthroscopic anatomic lateral ankle ligament reconstruction using gracilis tendon autografts or allografts. The RTS rates at 4 and 6 months postoperatively were the primary and secondary outcomes, respectively. The evaluated variable at both timelines was the Ankle-GO score-a composite of 4 functional tests and 3 questionnaires. The study determined the discriminant validity of the Ankle-GO score for RTS at each timeline-Ankle-GO scores at 4 months for RTS at 4 months; Ankle-GO scores at 6 months for RTS at 6 months. The predictive capacity of the Ankle-GO score at 4 months for RTS at 6 months was also evaluated. Results: A total of 51 patients, with a mean age of 32.8 years, were included, of whom 23 (45%) had returned to sports at 4 months and 39 (76.5%) at 6 months. The mean Ankle-GO score was significantly higher in the group that returned to sports than in the group that did not (12 ± 4.7 vs 8.8 ± 4.7 at 4 months, respectively, Conclusion: The Ankle-GO score is effective in discriminating the RTS status at 4 and 6 months after lateral ligament reconstruction of the ankle. In addition, the Ankle-GO score at 4 months was also moderately predictive of RTS at 6 months after surgery.
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