Grade III injuries of the lateral ligaments of the ankle: the incidence and a simple stress test

One hundred and seventy-five consecutive acute ankle injuries were assessed for instability. A simplified radiological anterior stress test, without anaesthesia, was used to assess instability. Nineteen patients (11%) showed evidence of gross instability (Grade III injuries). This is recommended as...

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Published inArchives of emergency medicine Vol. 3; no. 4; pp. 247 - 251
Main Authors Muwanga, C L, Hellier, M, Quinton, D N, Sloan, J P, Dove, A F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine 01.12.1986
Blackwell
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Ankle Injuries
Ankle Joint - diagnostic imaging
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine
Joint Instability - classification
Joint Instability - etiology
Ligaments, Articular - physiopathology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Radiography
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Human
Radiography
Ankle joint
Radiodiagnosis
Lateral ligament
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Lower limb
Trauma
Foot
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Summary:One hundred and seventy-five consecutive acute ankle injuries were assessed for instability. A simplified radiological anterior stress test, without anaesthesia, was used to assess instability. Nineteen patients (11%) showed evidence of gross instability (Grade III injuries). This is recommended as a simple screening test.
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ISSN:0264-4924
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DOI:10.1136/emj.3.4.247