Delayed conservative treatment of an acute lateral ankle sprain in a non-athlete female following walking boot immobilisation.
Ankle Injuries
/ physiopathology
Ankle Joint
/ physiopathology
Early Ambulation
Female
Humans
Immobilization
Middle Aged
Physical Examination
Physical Therapy Modalities
Range of Motion, Articular
/ physiology
Referral and Consultation
Sprains and Strains
/ physiopathology
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Weight-Bearing
/ physiology
ankle instability
ankle sprains
orthopaedics
physiotherapy (rehabilitation)
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Jul 2019
27 Jul 2019
Historique:
entrez:
29
7
2019
pubmed:
29
7
2019
medline:
1
2
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Lateral ankle sprains are a common injury with an estimated occurrence rate of 23 000 per day in the USA. Prolonged immobilisation and delayed referral to physical therapy are associated with poorer outcomes. The patient was a 49-year-old woman working as a surgical technologist. She sustained an inversion injury to her left ankle while descending from a stool. Her primary care physician examined her, issued a Controlled Ankle Movement (CAM) walking boot and immobilised her ankle for 6 weeks. Patients with grade I and II lateral ankle sprains who are treated with early mobilisation and referral to physical therapy have demonstrated earlier return to function compared with patients who are treated with prolonged immobilisation and delayed referral. Nevertheless, it remains common for individuals who have sustained a lateral ankle sprain to be immobilised. This case study highlights the importance of early mobilisation and early physical therapy referral for patients with lateral ankle sprains.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31352385
pii: 12/7/e229625
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-229625
pmc: PMC6663269
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doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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