Not All Ankle Injuries Are Ankle Sprains—Case of an Isolated Cuboid Stress Fracture
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Sprain or fracture? An analysis of 2000 ankle injuries.
A retrospective survey of over 2000 patients with inversion injuries of the ankle joint was undertaken to examine the validity of criteria commonly used in an accident and emergency department to assess severity. Swelling alone is an unreliable indicator of the severity of the injury. Patients with severe pain and inability to weight bear show a high incidence of fractures and must be X-rayed. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics and Practice
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2039-7283
DOI: 10.4081/cp.2018.1093