IN 1931 Dachtier 1 presented a study of 26 cases of "fractures of the anterior, superior portion of the os calcis due to indirect violence." This was followed by a report published independently by ...

What Is a Foot Sprain? A sprain occurs when you stretch or tear a ligament, the tissue in your joints that connects two bones. Your foot is packed with bones, joints, and ligaments, so there are ...

It's all too easy to do. You trip over a tree root, stumble on a kerb or just land awkwardly, and suddenly your ankle is screaming at you. Ankle sprains are a real nuisance for runners — and you don't ...

A high ankle sprain is a sprain in the upper ligaments of your ankle, above the ankle itself. These ligaments are attached to the fibula and the tibia, stabilizing the entire area for activities like ...

Ankle sprains are the most common causes of lateral foot pain and are more common in people with high arches, according to Dr. Hunt. They usually occur during activities that cause the foot to twist, ...

This week we are going to speak about ankle sprains and the various types and severities therein. The ankle sprain is a ligamentous injury and sometimes musculotendinous injury which occurs when the ...