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Acute sporting injuries to the ankle present a substantial portion of cases of sporting injuries; inversion injuries are the most common. Running, twisting, and turning activities present a continued risk of injury that might range from an ankle sprain to a career-threatening injury. Ankle sprains most often occur during inversion; the anterior talofibular ligament is the most frequently affected ligament, and the calcaneofibular is the second most affected (rupture of both ligaments is possible and occurs in about 20% of cases). Isolated lesions of the calcaneofibular ligament are rare but can occur. Involvement of the posterior talofibular ligament and of the anterior talotibial ligament is extremely rare. Sonography is diagnostic for the evaluation of acute ankle injuries.
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Draghi, F. (2019). Ankle Sprain. In: Ultrasonography of the Lower Extremity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14991-8_13
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