Interventions for preventing ankle ligament injuries

Interventions for preventing ankle ligament injuries.

BACKGROUND Some sports, for example basketball and soccer, have a very high incidence of ankle injuries, mainly sprains. This contributes to ankle sprains being one of the most commonly treated injuries. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of interventions used for the prevention of ankle ligament injuries or sprains in physically active individuals from adolescence to middle age. SEARCH STRAT...

Ankle ligament injuries.

Injuries to the ligaments of the ankle are often called "low ankle sprains". If the tibiofibular ligament or the syndesmosis is injured it is called a "high ankle sprain". Inversion sprains with injury to the lateral ligaments of the ankle/foot complex are by far the most common. They occur with an estimated frequency of one injury per 10 000 people per day, amounting to about 27 000 injuries e...

Ligament injuries of the ankle joint.

Reconstruction for lateral ligament injuries of the ankle.

Seventy-six patients (83 ankles) with chronic lateral instability of the ankle were treated by a simple reconstructive operation, namely, a subperiosteal release on the distal part of the lateral malleolus. The released flap, including the insertion of both the anterior talofibular and the calcaneofibular ligaments, was reattached to the malleolus more proximally. Seventy-five patients (82 ankl...

Interventions in the alcohol server setting for preventing injuries.

BACKGROUND Injuries are a significant public health burden and alcohol intoxication is recognised as a risk factor for injuries. There is increasing attention on supply-side interventions, which aim to modify the environment and context within which alcohol is supplied and consumed. OBJECTIVES To quantify the effectiveness of interventions implemented in the server setting for reducing injuri...