title: Assessment of acute foot and ankle sprains.
abstract: Acute ankle and foot trauma is a regular emergency presentation and prompt strategic assessment skills are required to enable nurses to categorise and prioritise these injuries appropriately. This article provides background information on the anatomy and physiology of the lower limb to help nurses to identify various grades of ankle sprain as well as injuries that are limb threatening
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lynam
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000465:Algorithms; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D005528:Foot / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005529:Foot Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008487:Medical History Taking; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010808:Physical Examination; D011403:Pronation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013484:Supination; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology