Return to Training and Playing after Posterior Ankle Arthroscopy for Posterior Impingement in Elite Professional Soccer

Abstract

Posterior ankle arthroscopy is safe and effective in the treatment of posterior ankle impingement syndrome in the elite soccer player, with return to training expected at an average of 5 weeks.

Os Trigonum Fracture: Case Report

“…Athletes that are known to present with this ossicle are athletes who preform excessive plantarflexion like dancers, basketball players and runners. 2 The patients will complain of posterior ankle pain that worsens with plantarflexion or pushing off the ground. 1 common symptoms can include chronic pain, swelling and tenderness in the posterior aspect of the ankle.…”

“…1 common symptoms can include chronic pain, swelling and tenderness in the posterior aspect of the ankle. 2 …”

Football injuries of the ankle: A review of injury mechanisms, diagnosis and management

“…Surgery can be offered for recalcitrant conditions. If bone impingement is determined as the underlying cause, we advise a single diagnostic injection of local anesthesia and caution against multiple injections as they are ultimately associated with prolonged postoperative recovery [95] . Elite soccer players require prompt return to play, and surgery should be considered early in the treatment algorithm [96,97] .…”

Decompression of Posterior Ankle Impingement With Concomitant Anterior Ankle Pathology by Posterior Ankle Arthroscopy in the Supine Position

“…1 Posterior ankle endoscopy is gaining popularity as the surgical treatment of posterior ankle impingement. 1,7 It is performed through the posteromedial and posterolateral portals at either side of the Achilles tendon with the patient in prone position. 1,2,8,9 It has many advantages over open surgery, including less tissue trauma, less symptomatic scar formation, and quicker recovery.…”