Medial Ankle Sprain

Aka: Medial Ankle Sprain, Deltoid ligament rupture

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II. Epidemiology

  1. Rare

III. Pathophysiology

  1. Deltoid ligament injury
  2. Deltoid injury requires major Trauma
  3. Associated with Pott's Fracture-Subluxation

IV. Exam

  1. Medial deltoid ligament tenderness does not predict deep deltoid ligament disruption

V. Imaging

  1. Gravity stress film
    1. May be indicated by orthopedics to identify medial ankle dynamic instability

VI. References

  1. Rifat (1996) Am Fam Physician 53(8):2491-8 [PubMed]
  2. Rubin (1996) Am Fam Physician 54(5):1609-18 [PubMed]
  3. Sitler (1995) Sports Med 20(1):53-7 [PubMed]
  4. Swain (1993) Postgrad Med 90(3):91-100 [PubMed]

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