title: Nerve injury associated with plantarflexion-inversion ankle sprains.
abstract: This article presents some of the less frequently described nerve pathologies associated with severe plantarflexion-inversion ankle sprains. It outlines the likely mechanisms of nerve injury, the typical presentations, and treatment possibilities. An anatomic review of the lower extremity, with emphasis on the neurologic structures, is also included to assist in understanding the mechanism and location of the nerve injury.
authors.affiliation: Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Mandracchia
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D012421:Rupture; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000293:injuries*