title: The difficult ankle.
abstract: Ankle sprains are extremely common in sport and usually respond to conservative management, but many apparent ankle sprains do not respond to treatment and remain painful. Alternative diagnoses must be considered. These require careful clinical assessment and often further investigations.
authors.affiliation: Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, Melbourne.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brukner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011379:Prognosis; D014945:Wound Healing