Ligamentous Injuries of the Foot and Ankle

Pieter D'Hooghe, MD, PhD, MBA, Orthopaedic Sports Surgeon, Chief of Surgery, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sportsmedicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar
Kenneth J. Hunt, MD, Associate Professor and Chief, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Vice Chair, Quality, Patient Safety and Outcomes, Director, Foot and Ankle Fellowship Program, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA

Jeremy J. McCormick, MD, Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Director, Foot and Ankle Fellowship Program, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Louis, MO, USA

1. Introduction.- 2. Anatomy and Biomechanics Of Foot And Ankle.- 3. Imaging of Ligamentous Injuries in the Foot and Ankle.- 4. Alignment and Instability- Managing Mechanical Contributors to Recurrent Ligament Injury and Instability.- 5. Rehabilitating the elite athlete with ligamentous injury of the foot and ankle.- 6. Lateral Ankle Sprains - Injury epidemiology and non-operative treatment.- 7. Lateral Ankle Sprains - Subtalar Instability.- 8. Lateral Ankle Instability - The Modified Brostrom.- 9. Lateral Ankle Instability - Arthroscopic Broström and Minimally Invasive techniques.- 10. Lateral Ankle Instability- Tendon Transfers and Grafts.- 11. Lateral Ankle Instability- The Role of Synthetic Ligament Augmentation.- 12. Lateral Ankle Instability - Rehab and Return to Sport.- 13. Syndesmotic Injury: Classification, Management, and Prevention.- 14. Syndesmotic Injuries - Surgical Indications, Techniques and Outcomes.- 15. Syndesmosis Injuries In Athletes: Return To Play And Rehabilitation.- 16. Deltoid ligament injuries. When to repair, reconstruct or let it heal..- 17. Spring ligament injuries and Instability - Repair/reconstruction indications and techniques.- 18. Posterior Ankle Ligaments - The role of posterior talofibular ligament, flexor retinaculum, posterior talocalcaneal ligament and fibulotalocalcaneal ligament in posterior ankle impingement.- 19. Lisfranc Injuries of the Foot and Ankle: Diagnosis and Treatment Indications.- 20. Lisfranc Injuries in Athletes - Surgical Treatment Techniques.- 21. Lisfranc Injury In Athletes. Return To Play And Rehabilitation.- 22. Management of Turf Toe, Plantar Plate and Sesamoid Injuries.- 23. Lesser toe plantar plate injuries and angular deformities- Indications, techniques and outcomes.- 24. Returning to sport: Tips and techniques for safe transition to sports participation.-