Osteoligamentous injuries of the medial ankle joint

• Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery (Munich : 2007) Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 615 - 621
• Main Authors: Lötscher, P., Lang, T. H., Zwicky, L., Hintermann, B., Knupp, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Ankle; Ankle Fractures - diagnosis; Ankle Fractures - therapy; Ankle Injuries - diagnosis; Ankle Injuries - therapy; Arthroscopy - methods; Bone Screws; Casts, Surgical; Critical Care Medicine; Delayed Diagnosis; Emergency Medicine; Fracture Fixation - instrumentation; Fracture Fixation - methods; Fractures; Humans; Injuries; Intensive; Joint Instability - etiology; Joint Instability - prevention & control; Ligaments; Ligaments, Articular - injuries; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Osteoarthritis - etiology; Osteoarthritis - prevention & control; Physical Examination - methods; Physical Therapy Modalities; Review; Review Article; Rupture - diagnosis; Rupture - therapy; Sports Medicine; Surgery; Surgical Orthopedics; Traumatic Surgery; Treatment Outcome; Ankle sprain; Medial ankle ligaments; Deltoid ligament injury; Ankle fracture
• ISSN: 1863-9933; 1863-9941
• DOI: 10.1007/s00068-015-0548-2

Injuries of the ankle joint have a high incidence in daily life and sports, thus, playing an important socioeconomic role. Therefore, proper diagnosis and adequate treatment are mandatory. While most of the ligament injuries around the ankle joint are treated conservatively, great controversy exists on how to treat deltoid ligament injuries in ankle fractures. Missed injuries and inadequate treatment of the medial ankle lead to inferior outcome with instability, progressive deformity, and ankle joint osteoarthritis.