Full Description
Editor Meir Nyska heads an international group of physicians focusing on the medical issues related to those with unstable ankles. Research into the causes of ankle instability, evaluation and diagnostic procedures, surgical interventions, rehabilitation and preventive measures is presented. The book is comprised of 34 chapters divided into three sections dealing with the structure and function of the ankle, acute ankle sprains, and treatment. This book provides a comprehensive approach to dealing with ankle instability problems for different patient populations and provides special consideration for specific "at risk" patients in selected sports and occupations. Key features are: thinking on treatment of unstable ankles, with emphasis on conservative treatment and preventive measures; step-by-step procedural descriptions of four operations and extensive discussion of arthroscopic reconstruction; and thorough discussion of the role of physical therapists and other allied health professionals in the treatment of the unstable ankle, detailing appropriate exercises for different degrees of instability with different aetiologies.
Contents
Part 1 General considerations: epidemiology of ankle sprain; anatomy of the ankle joint; biomechanics of the ankle joint; biomechanics of ligaments in ankle instability; proprioception of the ankle joint. Part 2 Primary evaluation: mechanics of injury, clinical presentations and staging; scoring systems evaluating ankle function; diagnostic aspects of chronic ankle instability. Part 3 Diagnostic approaches to ankle sprain: radiographic assessment of acute ankle and hindfoot injuries; imaging of ankle injuries; the role of arthroscopy and chronic ankle sprains. Part 4 Complications of ankle sprain: chronic instability, mechanical and functional; osteochondral fractures of the talus; sinus tarsi syndrome inclusive of nerve injuries; tendon injuries in acute ankle sprain; posterior ankle impingement; fracture of the fifth metatarsal; the subtalar joint; midfoot sprain. Part 5 Conservative treatment: the management of acute ankle sprain; rehabilitation of the acute sprain; proprioceptive retraining of chronic ankle instability; return to sports after delayed surgical reconstruction for ankle instability; ankle rehabilitation. Part 6 Surgical treatment: overview of the operative treatment of ankle instability; Watson Jones operation for ankle instability; lateral chronic instability of the ankle - Christman-Snook's technique; ankle ligament reconstruction - the Brostrom procedure; Williams procedure; arthroscopic reconstruction of the unstable ankle; arthroscopic treatments for acute and chronic conditions. Part 7 Additional issues: ankle sprain in children and adolescents; prevention of ankle ligaments acute sprain in sport; preventing ankle injuring in parachuting; preventive effects of an on-shoe brace on ankle sprains in infantry.
