Ankle injuries are a frequent cause of patient visits to the emergency department and orthopaedic and primary care offices. Although lateral ligament sprains are the most common pathologic conditions, ...

Approximately 25% of all injuries across all sports are acute lateral ankle ligament injuries. Thus, anyone involved with athlete care will frequently see patients with such an injury. Because they ...

"We take a strip of that fascia, and then we put it under one of the ligaments called the lateral collateral ligament ... they're less likely to cause an injury from overuse of the same body ...

In the ATF or anterior talofibular ligament sprain, the ligament on the lateral aspect of the ankle in front is sprained and slightly torn (Grade 1) partially tor (Grade 2) and completely torn ...