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

ConditionAnkle Sprains
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

First ankle sprain with sport or work disability

Disqualifiers

Patient with fractures, dislocation or hyperlaxity

Previous ankle sprain

Trial population

Patients with a first ankle sprain will be included.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Retrospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Collect data of medical record

    Other intervention

    Collect data of medical record: initial physical examination, ultrasound (US), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), physical examination at 30 days, physical examination at 3 months, physical examination at 6 months and final examination at 12 months.

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: patients with a first ankle sprain1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Severity score by ultrasound (US) assesment

Collected in medical record. This system utilises a classification that is based on injury severity related to the amount of tissue damage and associated functional loss. It categorises muscle injuries into three grades, ranging from grade 1 with no appreciable tissue tear, grade 2 with tissue damage and reduced strength of the musculotendinous unit and grade 3 with complete tear of musculotendinous unit and complete loss of function

Time frame
Day: 14 after Ankle Sprain.

Secondary outcomes

1

Severity score by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) assesment

Collected in medical record. This system utilises a classification that is based on injury severity related to the amount of tissue damage and associated functional loss. It categorises muscle injuries into three grades, ranging from grade 1 with no appreciable tissue tear, grade 2 with tissue damage and reduced strength of the musculotendinous unit and grade 3 with complete tear of musculotendinous unit and complete loss of function

Time frame
Day: 14 after Ankle Sprain.
2

Severity score by radiologist assesment

Collected in medical record. Empirical score : low, mild, severe

Time frame
Day: 30, 90, 180, 365 after Ankle Sprain.

Other outcomes

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