Abstract

Ankle injuries are one of the most common injuries among athletes, but due to the complexity of the ankle and surrounding structures, the severity and extent of these injuries vary widely. Compared to lateral ankle sprains, arthropathic or high ankle sprains are less common in the general and sports population and usually experience longer recovery periods, further complicating the assessment and treatment of this type of injury. Symptomatic lesions showing radiographic extension as evidence of disability are relatively straightforward with regard to diagnostic and therapeutic directions. However, as is more commonly seen in sports, under normal joint and bone radiographic conditions, such sprains are much more difficult to assess in terms of severity. Is dependent on subjective clinical findings. As a result, they present a significant diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma for sports medicine physicians.

Keywords: Ankle; injuries; athletes; disability