TY - JOUR T1 - Structured clinical assessment: a brake to stop the ankle joint ‘rolling’ JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 1294 LP - 1294 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098789 VL - 52 IS - 20 AU - Eamonn Delahunt AU - Phillip A Gribble Y1 - 2018/10/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/20/1294.abstract N2 - Lateral ankle sprains are the most prevalent lower limb musculoskeletal injury incurred by individuals who participate in sports and recreational physical activities.1 2 The prevalence of lateral ankle sprains is also high among the general population and hence, the ‘simple ankle sprain’ constitutes a substantial healthcare burden.1 2 The misconception that acute lateral ankle sprains are benign injuries pervades clinical practice across many healthcare disciplines. Colloquial terms such as a ‘rolled’ ankle or ‘twisted’ ankle are commonly used to describe an acute lateral ankle sprain injury. Up to 50% of individuals who incur an acute lateral ankle sprain do not seek formal healthcare management for their injury.3 In reality, there is no such thing as a ‘simple ankle sprain’.4 This is evidenced by the high propensity for the development of long-term injury-associated symptoms such as persistent … ER -