We used MRI to study a prospective series of 95 patients with inversion injuries of the ankle and no fracture on plain radiographs. We found an incidence of bone bruises of 27%, but these made no difference to the time of return to work, limitation of walking or physical activity, or the clinical outcome scores at three months. We conclude that bone bruises have very little clinical significanc...

V. P. Karasyov, P. V. Kovalev, A. Z. Issagulov, V. Yu. Kulikov, Y. P. Chsherbakova. Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University, SaintPetersburg, Russia, Karaganda State Technical University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan There is considered the power operating mode of a high-power arc steelmaking furnaces (ASMF) in the period of the flat bath. It is revealed that electric energy is mainly spent for ...

Highlights Participants presenting acute ankle sprains (<15 days) were divided into low-grade versus high-grade sprain, according to the presence of a complete tear in at least one component lateral ligament complex. High-grade group presented increased rates medial malleolus bone bruise, deltoid tears, extensor retinaculum lesions, and articular effusion. Thecalcaneonaviculardistancewasstatist...