Study Design: Prospective nonrandomized controlled trial. Objectives: To determine the effect of fibular repositioning tape (FRT) on incidence and severity of ankle injury. Background: Pain and functional disability is common following ankle sprain and a major problem in sport. A novel method of taping, FRT, which has been described to prevent ankle sprain, requires less tape than traditional m...

BACKGROUND There has been a continuing increase in the use of total ankle arthroplasty for the treatment of end-stage ankle arthritis. Our aim was to determine the clinical, radiographic, and functional outcomes of total ankle arthroplasties done with a prosthesis with a modular intramedullary stem and intramedullary referencing to align the tibia. METHODS A consecutive series of patients who...

background: wound complications following open repair for acute achilles tendon ruptures (aatr) remain the subject of significant debate. the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of covering repaired aatr using well-nourished connective tissues (paratenon and deep fascia) to avoid complications after open repair.   methods: in this case series study, open repair was performed for 32 ...

The ankle is a common site of sports injuries. Extreme violent inversion of the ankle associated with sports accidents, subjects it to traumas of varying degrees. Fractures of the medial and lateral malleoli, and tears of the ligaments are easily recognisable. When these are excluded on the X-ray examination, the diagnosis of ankle sprain is usually made and fast spontaneous recovery is expecte...

Osteochondral lesions of the talus can present as a late complication of ankle injuries. As the talus is largely covered by articular cartilage, it has a limited ability for repair. Early and accurate diagnosis is important as talar integrity is required for optimal function of the ankle. The common presentation is chronic ankle pain with a history of ankle trauma. Conservative treatment involv...

Questions 1 and 2 refer to the following case. A 13-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with left ankle pain after a fall that occurred while he was playing football. After the injury, he was unable to bear weight and ambulate on the left ankle. Physical examination reveals significant edema around the ankle and tenderness to palpation medially and laterally. Motor and sensory fun...

We present a case of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) infection of the ankle joint in a patient with HIV infection. The patient presented with a painful, destructive arthropathy of the ankle. Initial microbiological studies were negative but infection with MAI was later identified from biopsies taken during hindfoot fusion. Antibiotic triple therapy was given and the patient remains pai...

© 2016 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Nordic Orthopedic Federation. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) DOI 10.3109/17453674.2015.1132186 Case 1 A 67-year-old man presented with a 3-year history of ankle pain and long duration lateral ...

Much of our focus of attention has been on sub-clinical or subtle joint pain experienced by healthy soccer players. The present study aimed to determine at which joint such subclinical pains are the most prominent, and to examine the pain-relieving effect of a chicken comb extract (CCE)-containing supplement product (test product) on these athletes. A total of 46 collegiate soccer players, cons...