Lauge-Hansen believed that closed reduction of ankle injuries should be based on a reversal of the injuring forces in exact inverse order to that in which they occurred. However, his elaborate ...

the skin on the dorsum of the foot and anterior ankle is under extreme tension. A prompt closed reduction on initial presentation to alleviate tented skin can minimize the risk of skin slough as ...

Participants: A total of 721 patients aged 16–53 years presenting with acute unilateral sprain of the lateral ankle joint. Results: At the primary end point at seven days, the greatest reduction in ...