Ankle Injuries

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A prospective study of modified Ottawa ankle rules in a military population. Interobserver agreement between physical therapists and orthopaedic surgeons. 
  • A randomized, controlled trial of a removable brace versus casting in children with low-risk ankle fractures. 
  • Acute injuries of the lateral ligaments of the ankle: comparison of stress radiography and arthrography. 
  • Acute treatment of inversion ankle sprains: immobilization versus functional treatment. 
  • Aggressive surgical treatment and early return to sports in athletes with grade III syndesmosis sprains. 
  • Allograft reconstruction of peroneal tendons: operative technique and clinical outcomes. 
  • Allograft reconstruction of peroneus longus and brevis tendons tears arising from a single muscular belly. Case report and surgical technique. 
  • Analysis of ankle deflection during a forward fall in snowboarding. 
  • Ankle Injury Prevention Programs for Soccer Athletes Are Protective: A Level-I Meta-Analysis. 
  • Ankle alignment on lateral radiographs. Part 1: sensitivity of measures to perturbations of ankle positioning. 
  • Ankle arthroscopy: outcome in 79 consecutive patients. 
  • Ankle chondral injuries and repair. 
  • Arthroscopic treatment of soft-tissue impingement of the ankle in athletes. 
  • Braced for impact: reducing military paratroopers' ankle sprains using outside-the-boot braces. 
  • Chronic Rupture of the Peroneal Tendons. 
  • Clinical reasoning and advanced practice privileges enable physical therapist point-of-care decisions in the military health care system: 3 clinical cases. 
  • Clinician-friendly lower extremity physical performance tests in athletes: a systematic review of measurement properties and correlation with injury. Part 2--the tests for the hip, thigh, foot and ankle including the star excursion balance test. 
  • Comment on "compression screw fixation of the syndesmosis". Author reply. 
  • Compression forces of internal and external ankle fixation devices with simulated bone resorption. 
  • Compression screw fixation of the syndesmosis. 
  • Computed tomography of the hindfoot. 
  • Conservative Management and Biological Treatment Strategies: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Controversies in diagnosis and management of syndesmosis injuries of the ankle. 
  • Debridement, Curettage, and Bone Marrow Stimulation: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Diagnosis: History, Physical Examination, Imaging, and Arthroscopy: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Editorial. 
  • Effect of implantation accuracy on ankle contact mechanics with a metallic focal resurfacing implant. 
  • Effect of soccer footwear on landing mechanics. 
  • Epidemiology of ankle arthritis: report of a consecutive series of 639 patients from a tertiary orthopaedic center. 
  • Evaluation of the Sports Ankle Rating System in young, athletic individuals with acute lateral ankle sprains. 
  • Evidence-based approach to treatment of acute traumatic syndesmosis (high ankle) sprains. 
  • Extensor retinaculum augmentation reinforces anterior talofibular ligament repair. 
  • Fibular osteochondroma presenting as chronic ankle sprain. 
  • Field-expedient screening and injury risk algorithm categories as predictors of noncontact lower extremity injury. 
  • Fixation Techniques: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Foot and Ankle Surgery: Common Problems and Solutions. 
  • Forty-year outcome of ankle "cup" arthroplasty for post-traumatic arthritis. 
  • Free partial latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap for coverage of severe achilles contracture in children. 
  • High Ankle Sprains and Syndesmotic Injuries in Athletes. 
  • High ankle sprains (syndesmotic) in athletes: diagnostic challenges and review of the literature. 
  • High prevalence of contralateral ankle abnormalities in association with knee osteoarthritis and malalignment. 
  • Idiopathic chondrolysis of the ankle. 
  • In vivo cartilage contact strains in patients with lateral ankle instability. 
  • In vivo kinematics of the tibiotalar joint after lateral ankle instability. 
  • Incidence of foot and ankle injuries in West Point cadets with pes planus compared to the general cadet population. 
  • Increasing Lower Extremity Injury Rates Across the 2009-2010 to 2014-2015 Seasons of National Collegiate Athletic Association Football: An Unintended Consequence of the "Targeting" Rule Used to Prevent Concussions? 
  • Inflammatory Cytokines and Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Synovial Fluid After Intra-articular Ankle Fracture. 
  • Injuries presenting to a walk-in clinic at a summer dance intensive program: a three-year retrospective data analysis. 
  • Injury to the lateral ligaments of the ankle. 
  • Longitudinal outcomes and application of the subunit principle to 165 foot and ankle free tissue transfers. 
  • Longitudinal rupture of the peroneal tendons. 
  • MRI appearance of surgically proven abnormal accessory anterior-inferior tibiofibular ligament (Bassett's ligament). 
  • Magnetic resonance imaging findings in anterolateral impingement of the ankle. 
  • Medicolegal aspects of foot and ankle surgery. 
  • Military personnel with self-reported ankle injuries do not demonstrate deficits in dynamic postural stability or landing kinematics. 
  • Minimal additional weight of combat equipment alters air assault soldiers' landing biomechanics. 
  • Muscle adaptations with immobilization and rehabilitation after ankle fracture. 
  • Navicular stress fractures. 
  • Osteochondral Allograft: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle. 
  • Outcome of posterior ankle arthroscopy for hindfoot impingement. 
  • Percutaneous pin placement in the medial calcaneus: is anywhere safe? 
  • Percutaneous pin placement in the medial calcaneus: is anywhere safe? 
  • Peroneal tendon subluxation in athletes: new exam technique, case reports, and review. 
  • Persistent disability associated with ankle sprains: a prospective examination of an athletic population. 
  • Placement of the posteromedial portal in posterior ankle arthroscopy. 
  • Post-treatment Follow-up, Imaging, and Outcome Scores: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Posterior ankle arthroscopy: an anatomic study. 
  • Posterior approach with fibular preservation for tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis with an intramedullary nail. 
  • Postural stability deficit could predict ankle sprains: a systematic review. 
  • Prophylactic bracing decreases ankle injuries in collegiate female volleyball players. 
  • Pseudotear of the peroneus longus tendon on MRI, secondary to a fibrocartilaginous node. 
  • Radiographic diagnosis of occult distal fibular avulsion fracture in children with acute lateral ankle sprain. 
  • Reamed femoral nailing in patients with multiple injuries. Adverse effects of tourniquet use. 
  • Reconstruction of the lateral ligaments of the ankle using semi-tendinosis graft. 
  • Rehabilitation and Return to Sports: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Revision INBONE total ankle replacement. 
  • Revision and Salvage Management: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Rupture of the posterior tibial tendon associated with closed ankle fracture. 
  • Salvage of Severe Foot and Ankle Trauma With a 3D Printed Scaffold. 
  • Scaffold-Based Therapies: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Sensitivity of a clinical examination to predict need for radiography in children with ankle injuries: a prospective study. 
  • Sports Injuries of the Foot and Ankle: How Do Treatments Differ From the General Patient Population. 
  • Strains and sprains in athletes. 
  • Subchondral Pathology: Proceedings of the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle. 
  • Sural neuropathy: etiologies and predisposing factors. 
  • Surgical management of large talar osteochondral defects using autologous chondrocyte implantation. 
  • Syndesmosis sprains of the ankle. The influence of heterotopic ossification. 
  • Syndesmosis sprains of the ankle: a systematic review. 
  • Syndesmotic ankle sprains in athletes. 
  • Tendon disorders of the foot and ankle, part 1: peroneal tendon disorders. 
  • The Controversy Surrounding the Treatment of Deltoid and Syndesmotic Injuries of the Ankle: Is There Any Consensus? 
  • The MR imaging appearance of longitudinal split tears of the peroneus brevis tendon. 
  • The MR imaging features of the posterior intermalleolar ligament in patients with posterior impingement syndrome of the ankle. 
  • The axial injury tolerance of the human foot/ankle complex and the effect of Achilles tension. 
  • The combined use of the Ilizarov method and microsurgical techniques for limb salvage. 
  • The effect of modified Broström-Gould repair for lateral ankle instability on in vivo tibiotalar kinematics. 
  • The effect of suture-button fixation on simulated syndesmotic malreduction: a cadaveric study. 
  • The efficacy of manual joint mobilisation/manipulation in treatment of lateral ankle sprains: a systematic review. 
  • The failed total ankle. 
  • The impact of diabetes on patient outcomes after ankle fracture. 
  • The influence of dosing on effect size of exercise therapy for musculoskeletal foot and ankle disorders: a systematic review. 
  • The role of arthroscopy in the management of fractures about the ankle. 
  • The safety of forefoot metatarsal pins in external fixation of the lower extremity. 
  • Tibial shaft fracture with concomitant syndesmotic injury: a case report. 
  • Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis Using a Nitinol Intramedullary Hindfoot Nail. 
  • Total ankle replacement: why, when and how? 
  • [Covering soft tissue defects and unstable scars over the Achilles tendon by free microsurgical flap-plasty]. 
  • [Diagnosis and treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus]. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Gall, Ken, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Olson, Steven Arthur, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics