title: Holistic approach to functional anatomy of the injured ankle joint.
abstract: Talocrural joint injuries are among the most common injuries of the joints and therefore there is a need for a holistic approach to analysis of morphology, biomechanics and visualization of the talocrural joint ligamentary apparatus in different positions. The research was carried out on 20 fresh and conserved anatomical specimens of the lower leg on which X-ray, computed tomography, ultrasonography and stress analysis were performed before and after the lesion of ligaments. Also the gait of 130 adults without (100) and with ligament and joint capsule lesion (30) was analyzed by infrared telemetry. After complete discission of the lateral ligaments, arthrography and CT could register the lesion, while X-ray and ultrasonography could not detect it. Gait analysis of healthy and injured leg showed that the injured leg was significantly less loaded.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Antun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salamon
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Salamon
authors.forename: Vasilije
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nikolić
authors.forename: Radivoje
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Radić
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nikolić
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jo-Osvatić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries