title: Primary care of foot and ankle injuries in the athlete.
abstract: A thorough knowledge of foot and ankle anatomy is required to allow an accurate and focused examination of the injured athlete. This short review has attempted to educate the treating physician on our approach to foot and ankle injuries commonly seen in athlete. We have tried to elucidate less common injuries that present in similar manner to the more common foot and ankle sprains and strains.
authors.affiliation: Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Clanton
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D013177:Sports; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000379:methods