Approach of ankle sprain for the general physician

Revista de la Universidad Industrial de Santander. Salud

Sauza Rodríguez, Natalia¹  Rincón Cardozo, Paula Andrea¹  Rincón Cardozo, Diego Fernando¹  Camacho Casas, Jairo Antonio² 

[1] Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Colombia;Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia

关键词: Ankle Injuries;    Ankle;    Ankle Lateral Ligament (Mesh);   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Universidad Industrial de Santander

【 摘 要 】

The ankle sprain is one of the most frequent musculoskeletal pathologies for both the athlete and the general population, occurring in 30% of sports injuries, causing considerable loss of time for disability and high cost medical care. The most common injury occurs in the lateral ligament in 85% of cases, 10% compromise syndesmosis and 5% the deltoid ligament. It is classified according to clinical features and physical examination in 3 degrees, this classification is useful to define the type of management and prognosis. Since it is a common condition that leads to disease and disability in cases where it is not identified early, is important to know the diagnosis and classification approach to improve recovery rates and good results.

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