A higher association of medial collateral ligament injury of the knee in pronation injuries of the ankle

Introduction To evaluate the prevalence of medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury of the knee among ankle-fracture patients and to determine the risk factors associated with MCL injury in this patient group. Materials and methods 303 patients (303 affected ankles) who underwent surgical treatment f...

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Published in:Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery 2018-06, Vol.138 (6), p.771-776
Main Authors: Hwang, Kyu-Tae, Sung, Il-Hoon, Choi, Jung-Hwan, Lee, Jin Kyu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ankle
Females
Injuries
Knee
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopedics
Patients
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Summary:Introduction To evaluate the prevalence of medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury of the knee among ankle-fracture patients and to determine the risk factors associated with MCL injury in this patient group. Materials and methods 303 patients (303 affected ankles) who underwent surgical treatment for an ankle fracture were assessed. Supination versus pronation injury, Danis-Weber classification, age, sex, body mass index (BMI), limb dominance, and mechanism of injury were reviewed to identify factors related to MCL injury. Results Prevalence of MCL injury of the knee among the total number of patients with an ankle fracture was 3.96% (12 out of 303 injuries). Multivariable logistic and linear regression analysis with adjustment of possible confounding factors confirmed that female sex and pronation injury were associated significantly ( p  
ISSN:0936-8051
1434-3916
DOI:10.1007/s00402-018-2907-z