Acute lateral ankle sprain
Definition
Partial or complete rupture of one or parts of lateral ligaments of ankle
- common ankle sprain
Epidemiology
Lateral ligaments sprains are the most common ligamentous injuries of the human body
- account for approximately 15% of all athletic injuries
- it is estimated that there is one ankle inversion injury per day per 10,000 people
Most common young males
- average age 27