PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Richard B. Birrer
TI  - Ankle Injuries And The Family Physician
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.1.4.274
DP  - 1988 Oct 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
PG  - 274--281
VI  - 1
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/1/4/274.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/1/4/274.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med1988 Oct 01; 1
AB  - In transmitting the body’s weight, the ankle is subject to frequent static and dynamic injury due to concentrated stresses during standing and movement. The frequency of athletic ankle injuries ranges from 10 to 90 percent, with the highest rate occurring in basketball players. There is prolonged disability and recurrent instability for months to years for 25 to 40 percent of these patients. Because most ofthis trauma is handled by primary care physicians, this review presents the mechanism of injury, relevant anatomy, physical examination, and appropriate therapeutic intervention in the acute and rehabilitative phases.