Ankle injuries in sports: anatomical considerations and clinical implications

Ankle injuries are commonly seen in various sports. The main aim of the present review was to highlight the normal anatomy of the ankle, mechanism of injuries related to sports, congenital abnormalities or anatomical variations related to ankle injury and discuss its effective management. A review o...

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Main Authors: Syarifah Aisyah Sah, Elvy Suhana Mohd Ramli, Srijit Dass, Norzana Abd. Ghafar
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Published: Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
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spelling ukm-108362017-10-12T09:11:42Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10836/ Ankle injuries in sports: anatomical considerations and clinical implications Syarifah Aisyah Sah, Elvy Suhana Mohd Ramli, Srijit Dass, Norzana Abd. Ghafar, Ankle injuries are commonly seen in various sports. The main aim of the present review was to highlight the normal anatomy of the ankle, mechanism of injuries related to sports, congenital abnormalities or anatomical variations related to ankle injury and discuss its effective management. A review of literature was done to determine the ankle injuries which occur as a result of various sports related activities. We documented all sports which involved injury to the ankle joint. The anatomy of various structures in the sole of foot and their involvement in injuries were discussed at length. The anatomical knowledge of ankle injury may be beneficial for future diagnosis and treatment purpose. Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10836/1/2_syarifah_et_al_pdf_20232.pdf Syarifah Aisyah Sah, and Elvy Suhana Mohd Ramli, and Srijit Dass, and Norzana Abd. Ghafar, (2016) Ankle injuries in sports: anatomical considerations and clinical implications. Medicine & Health, 11 (2). pp. 117-130. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/11/2
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description Ankle injuries are commonly seen in various sports. The main aim of the present review was to highlight the normal anatomy of the ankle, mechanism of injuries related to sports, congenital abnormalities or anatomical variations related to ankle injury and discuss its effective management. A review of literature was done to determine the ankle injuries which occur as a result of various sports related activities. We documented all sports which involved injury to the ankle joint. The anatomy of various structures in the sole of foot and their involvement in injuries were discussed at length. The anatomical knowledge of ankle injury may be beneficial for future diagnosis and treatment purpose.
format Article
author Syarifah Aisyah Sah,
Elvy Suhana Mohd Ramli,
Srijit Dass,
Norzana Abd. Ghafar,
spellingShingle Syarifah Aisyah Sah,
Elvy Suhana Mohd Ramli,
Srijit Dass,
Norzana Abd. Ghafar,
Ankle injuries in sports: anatomical considerations and clinical implications
author_facet Syarifah Aisyah Sah,
Elvy Suhana Mohd Ramli,
Srijit Dass,
Norzana Abd. Ghafar,
author_sort Syarifah Aisyah Sah,
title Ankle injuries in sports: anatomical considerations and clinical implications
title_short Ankle injuries in sports: anatomical considerations and clinical implications
title_full Ankle injuries in sports: anatomical considerations and clinical implications
title_fullStr Ankle injuries in sports: anatomical considerations and clinical implications
title_full_unstemmed Ankle injuries in sports: anatomical considerations and clinical implications
title_sort ankle injuries in sports: anatomical considerations and clinical implications
publisher Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10836/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10836/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10836/1/2_syarifah_et_al_pdf_20232.pdf
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