Interest of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Severity of Lateral Ankle Sprain

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Ankle Sprains

Treatments: Other: Collect data of medical record

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04846712

IRBN1382021/CHUSTE

Details and patient eligibility

About

Ankle sprain is a frequent and widely trivialized trauma. Misdiagnosed or poorly treated, it can recur and thus develop into chronic ankle instability. It can be associated with complications which, if not detected early, can lead to long-term sequelae.

Full description

The hypothesis of this study is that ultrasound can better characterize the severity stages of the sprain and can diagnose complications that may have gone unnoticed on physical examination.

Patients were assessed clinically: demographics, history, clinical examination, functional scores. An ultrasound and an MRI were done during the first month to check for complications. The main objective is to assess the value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of the severity of the lateral ankle sprain. The secondary objective is to compare an ultrasound assessment of severity with a clinical assessment and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• First ankle sprain with sport or work disability

Exclusion criteria

• Patient with fractures, dislocation or hyperlaxity
• Previous ankle sprain

Trial design

50 participants in 1 patient group

patients with a first ankle sprain

Description:

50 patients with a first ankle sprain will be included. Data will be collected of medical record.

Treatment:

Other: Collect data of medical record