What is the evidence for rest, ice, compression, and elevation therapy in the treatment of ankle sprains in adults?Michel P J van den Bekerom
Academic Medical Centre, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Athl Train 47:435-43. 2012
..The variation in treatment observed for the acutely injured lateral ankle ligament complex in the first week after the injury suggests a lack of evidence-based management strategies for this problem...
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of ankle sprains: an evidence-based clinical guidelineGino M Kerkhoffs
Dutch Orthopaedic Society, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Br J Sports Med 46:854-60. 2012
..This clinical guideline is helpful for healthcare providers who are involved in the management of patients with ankle injuries...
- The ANKLE TRIAL (ankle treatment after injuries of the ankle ligaments): what is the benefit of external support devices in the functional treatment of acute ankle sprain? A randomised controlled trial
Suzanne Witjes
Department of Surgery, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Henri Dunantstraat 1, 5223 GZ s Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 13:21. 2012
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Therapeutic ultrasound for acute ankle sprainsM P J van den Bekerom
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Spaarne Hospital, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 48:325-34. 2012
..Ultrasound is used in the treatment of a wide variety of musculoskeletal disorders, which include acute ankle sprains...
- Delayed operative treatment of syndesmotic instability. Current concepts review
Michel P J van den Bekerom
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Injury 40:1137-42. 2009
..To review the literature concerning articles evaluating the delayed operative treatment of isolated syndesmotic instability...
- Biomechanical and clinical evaluation of posterior malleolar fractures. A systematic review of the literature
Michel P J van den Bekerom
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Trauma 66:279-84. 2009
..Ultimately, the goal is to try to formulate helpful recommendations for clinical practice...
- Evaluation of the integrity of the deltoid ligament in supination external rotation ankle fractures: a systematic review of the literature
Michel P J van den Bekerom
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Centre University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 129:227-35. 2009
..Review the literature concerning modalities to evaluate the integrity of the deltoid ligament in patients with supination external rotation ankle fractures...
- The anatomy in relation to injury of the lateral collateral ligaments of the ankle: a current concepts review
Michel P J van den Bekerom
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Clin Anat 21:619-26. 2008
..To address this issue we performed this review with regard to the anatomy of the lateral collateral ankle ligaments...
- What is the evidence for viscosupplementation in the treatment of patients with hip osteoarthritis? Systematic review of the literature
Michel P J van den Bekerom
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, A M C, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 128:815-23. 2008
..The objective of this review is to asses the efficacy of VS treatment of hip OA osteoarthritis in the current literature...
- Which ankle fractures require syndesmotic stabilization?
Michel P J van den Bekerom
Gerle Hospitals, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
J Foot Ankle Surg 46:456-63. 2007
..The objective of this review was to formulate recommendations for clinical practice related to the use of syndesmotic screw placement...
- The value of pre-operative aspiration in the diagnosis of an infected prosthetic knee: a retrospective study and review of literature
Michel P J van den Bekerom
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
Acta Orthop Belg 72:441-7. 2006
..When aspiration is negative, infection cannot be ruled out. Our study suggests that, in such cases, a coagulase negative Staphylococcus (CNS) infection has to be considered...
- Current concepts review: operative techniques for stabilizing the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis
Michel P J van den Bekerom
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Foot Ankle Int 28:1302-8. 2007
- Operative aspects of the syndesmotic screw: review of current concepts
Michel P J van den Bekerom
Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Injury 39:491-8. 2008
..The goal of this review was to collect evidence on the technical aspects of performing an osteosynthesis using a syndesmotic screw and to formulate some recommendations for clinical practice...
- The distal fascicle of the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament as a cause of tibiotalar impingement syndrome: a current concepts review
Michel P J van den Bekerom
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 15:465-71. 2007
..The impingement syndrome can be treated arthroscopically...
- Is fibular fracture displacement consistent with tibiotalar displacement?
Michel P J van den Bekerom
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, P O Box 22660, 1100 DD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Clin Orthop Relat Res 468:969-74. 2010
..Level of Evidence: Level IV, case series. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence...
- Syndesmotic stabilization in pronation external rotation ankle fractures
Michel P J van den Bekerom
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Centre University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, PO Box 22660, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Clin Orthop Relat Res 468:991-5. 2010
..Level of Evidence: Level III, diagnostic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence...
- Comparison of intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid and corticosteroid in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip in comparison with intra-articular injections of bupivacaine. Design of a prospective, randomized, controlled study with blinding
Sascha Colen
University of Leuven, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weligerveld 1, 3212 Pellenberg, Belgium
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:264. 2010
..There is a need for more rigorously designed studies on hip osteoarthritis treatment as this subject is still very much under debate...
