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

• Published in: Archives 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...