Sportorthopädie

Abstract

The foot and the ankle joint consist of 28 bones and numerous joints that require manymusculotendinous and neuromuscular structures for stabilization and guidance to allow for physiological gait. Throughout evolution a tremendously complex and adaptive structure has developed which allows for nowadays upright gait.Treatment of the rising incidence of sports injurieshas becomean important and increasingly complicated issue. Return-to-sports has become a frequently used slogan. An accurate clinical examination is a prerequisite initial step to diagnosis and aguide for further diagnostic procedures, like cross-sectional imaging.KEY WORDS: Ankle-Instability, Ligaments, Syndesmosis, Examination