Chronic lateral ankle ligament instability - Current evidence and recent management advances

Choon Chiet Hong; Ken Jin Tan; James Calder

doi:10.1016/j.jcot.2023.102328

Chronic lateral ankle ligament instability - Current evidence and recent management advances

J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2023 Dec 28:48:102328. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2023.102328. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Authors

Choon Chiet Hong¹, Ken Jin Tan², James Calder^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
² OrthoSports Clinic for Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Mt Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, Singapore.
³ Fortius Clinic (FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence), 17 Fitzhardinge Street, London, W1H 6EQ, UK.
⁴ Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.

PMID: 38274643
PMCID: PMC10806209 (available on 2024-12-28)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2023.102328

Abstract

Lateral ankle sprain is a common injury with a substantial negative impact on physical function, quality of life and health economic burden. Chronic lateral ankle instability (CLAI) as a sequela of lateral ankle sprain can lead to the development of posttraumatic ankle osteoarthritis in the long term. In this article, we explore the epidemiology, burden and definition of CLAI for the appropriate clinical assessment and imaging evaluation of patients with lateral ankle sprain and CLAI. Following that, recent advances and evidence on management of CLAI is critically distilled and summarized.