@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology of injuries due to ankle sprain diagnosed in an orthopedic emergency room",
journal="Einstein (São Paulo, Brazil)",
year="2020",
author="Debieux, Pedro and Wajnsztejn, Andre and Mansur, Nacime Salomão Barbachan",
volume="18",
number="",
pages="eAO4739-eAO4739",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To use magnetic resonance imaging to assess the prevalence of foot and ankle ligament injuries and fractures associated with ankle sprain and not diagnosed by x-ray. <br><br>METHODS: We included 180 consecutive patients with a history of ankle sprain, assessed at a primary care service in a 12-month period. Magnetic resonance imaging findings were recorded and described. <br><br>RESULTS: Approximately 92% of patients had some type of injury shown on the magnetic resonance imaging. We found 379 ligament injuries, 9 osteochondral injuries, 19 tendinous injuries and 51 fractures. Only 14 magnetic resonance imaging tests (7.8%) did not show any sort of injury. We observed a positive relation between injuries of the lateral complex, syndesmosis and medial ligaments. However, there was a negative correlation between ankle ligament injuries and midfoot injuries. <br><br>CONCLUSION: There was a high rate of injuries secondary to ankle sprains. We found correlation between lateral ligament injuries and syndesmosis and deltoid injuries. We did not observe a relation between deltoid and syndesmosis injuries or between lateral ligamentous and subtalar injuries. Similarly, no relation was found between ankle and midfoot injuries.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>",
language="pt",
issn="1679-4508",
doi="10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO4739",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO4739"
}