Acute anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) injury
Conditions
Interventions
case series:Nil
Sponsors
The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with unilateral anterior talofibular ligament partial tear, the diagnosis of ultrasound was consistent with that of MRI; 2. Patients whose course of disease is less than 7 days; 3. Patients to receive clinical symptomatic support treatment; 4. Patients who plan to receive ultrasound reexamination after 2 weeks of clinical treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The patient had a history of ankle injury and operation; 2. The patient suffered from diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hyperuricemia and other systemic diseases affecting the nature of ligaments; 3. Patients with complete rupture of the anterior talofibular ligament on the affected side; 4. Patients with ankle fracture on the affected side; 5. The patients with deep venous thrombosis of the lower limbs lead to obvious edema of the ankle joint; 6. The patients with mass or skin damage on the anterior talofibular ligament affected the ultrasound examination; 7. The patient was lost to follow-up.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Shear wave velocity of ATFL;Thickness of ATFL; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactChunpeng Zou
Yuying Children's Hospital, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Outcome results
None listed