There is no simple lateral ankle sprain

Excerpt

KSSTA is proud to present a special issue on ankle joint disorders following a lateral ankle sprain. Lateral ankle sprains remain the single most frequent injury in modern sports. With the growing knowledge on ankle joint disorders, it appears that this injury causes more damage to the ankle joint than was previously assumed. Previously, few papers have investigated the concomitant injuries that may be associated with a “simple lateral ankle sprain”. The editors have selected peer-reviewed articles for this current special edition, which present updated scientific information on the pathologies associated with an ankle sprain. We hope that the reader will be in a position, after reading this edition, to incorporate this information into common daily practice when managing ankle injuries and in this way reduce the morbidity associated with this seemingly innocuous condition. The cornerstone of clinical practice is sound knowledge of surgical anatomy. For this reason, we have decided to republish Golano’s article on the anatomy of the ankle ligaments as the leading paper in this issue with an addendum from one of Golano’s former co-workers, Mik Dalmau Pastor, representing the Barcelona School of Orthopaedic Surgical Anatomy [5]. …