Lateral ankle sprains occur when the foot is forced to supinate/invert suddenly placing excess stress on the 3 lateral ligaments of the ankle, the anterior talofibular ligament, the calcaneal ...

Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Jeffrey Tan gives advice on ankle instability and pain caused by a sprained ankle. It's an important ...

Medically reviewed by Cara Beth Lee, MDA medial collateral ligament (MCL) tear affects the inside of the knee. The tough MCL ligament fibers that connect the end of the femur (thigh bone) and the top ...

vumc.nl Objectives To establish the effect of preventive measures and assert the optimal prevention strategy for acute lateral ligament injury to the ankle. Methods An electronic literature search was ...

Although lateral ligament sprains are the most common pathologic conditions, peroneal tendon subluxations occur with a similar inversion mechanism. Multiple grades of subluxation have been described ...

An ankle sprain typically happens when you roll your ankle inward, which stretches or tears the ligaments supporting the outer part of the joint. An ankle sprain is the most common injury among ...

If you play sports or are active, you know that spraining an ankle is a common injury. You may be told to rest to allow it to ...