Immediate Unrestricted Weight Bearing with Simple Stirrup Brace Following Single Anchor Lateral Ankle Ligament Stabilization

The Air-Stirrup brace with elastic wrap improved function in first incident grade 1 or 2 lateral ankle ligament sprain.

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Immediate Weight-Bearing after Ankle Fracture Fixation

We believe that a certain subset of surgical ankle fracture patients can be made weight-bearing as tolerated immediately following surgery. Immediate weight-bearing as tolerated (IWBAT) allows patients to return to ambulation and activities of daily living faster and may facilitate rehabilitation. A prospectively gathered orthopaedic trauma database at a Level 1 trauma center was reviewed retro...

Immediate unprotected weight-bearing of operatively treated ankle fractures.

The objective of this study was to determine whether immediate mobilisation and unprotected weight-bearing of rigidly internally fixed fractured ankles had a significant effect on ankle function or whether it predisposed the ankle to loss of reduction or hardware failure. Twenty five patients with operated Weber A/B/C fractures were allowed immediate full weight-bearing without a plaster and we...

Percutaneous Lateral Ankle Stabilization

Comparative study on management of acute moderate and severe lateral ankle sprain using immobilization in below knee slab versus stirrup ankle brace

Introduction: Amongst musculoskeletal injuries, ankle ligament sprains are the single most common sports injury. However, there often appears to be no common regimen for their management, with a wide spectrum of treatment options available. The purpose of this study is to determine the functional outcome of the ankle joint after a moderate or severe inversion injury, comparing standard treatmen...