Presenter Type
UNO Graduate Student (Masters)
Major/Field of Study
Health and Kinesiology
Other
Athletic Training
Advisor Information
Dr. Adam Rosen
Location
CEC RM #201/205/209
Presentation Type
Poster
Poster Size
48”x 36”
Start Date
22-3-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
22-3-2024 10:15 AM
Abstract
The purpose of this case report is to present a twenty-year-old African American male with a complex ankle injury. During a collegiate football game, the athlete injured his left ankle, damaging his deltoid ligament complex, and lateral ankle complex, causing several bone bruises and tearing his peroneal retinaculum. With surgery being declined, standard rehabilitation protocols of POLICE for initial management of inflammation, strengthening, and ROM exercises were conducted. Manual therapies consisting of milking massage, scraping, and joint mobilizations were added to aid in pain and edema control. Comparative case studies suggest that the athlete may have experienced a subluxation of his talus and encourage clinicians to continue to educate the athlete on reparative surgical options if conservative therapy does not provide long-term ankle stability. This case is unique as it is unusual to have a medial and lateral ankle sprain occur simultaneously without also having an ankle fracture or dislocation; as a result, the exact treatment and return to sport protocols are limited and left to the clinician's discretion. To develop better treatment recommendations for complex ankle injuries like this case, more research is required.
Acute Simultaneous Medial and Lateral Ankle Sprain in a Collegiate Football Player: A Case Report
CEC RM #201/205/209
The purpose of this case report is to present a twenty-year-old African American male with a complex ankle injury. During a collegiate football game, the athlete injured his left ankle, damaging his deltoid ligament complex, and lateral ankle complex, causing several bone bruises and tearing his peroneal retinaculum. With surgery being declined, standard rehabilitation protocols of POLICE for initial management of inflammation, strengthening, and ROM exercises were conducted. Manual therapies consisting of milking massage, scraping, and joint mobilizations were added to aid in pain and edema control. Comparative case studies suggest that the athlete may have experienced a subluxation of his talus and encourage clinicians to continue to educate the athlete on reparative surgical options if conservative therapy does not provide long-term ankle stability. This case is unique as it is unusual to have a medial and lateral ankle sprain occur simultaneously without also having an ankle fracture or dislocation; as a result, the exact treatment and return to sport protocols are limited and left to the clinician's discretion. To develop better treatment recommendations for complex ankle injuries like this case, more research is required.