Follow-up Studies on Sprained Ankle

The results of the treatments of 31 sprained ankles with positive anterior drawer signs were retrospectively reviewed. There were no differences in subjective symptoms and objective findings including the instability on stress X-ray at the time of follow-up examination among the three treatment groups: moist compression group; immobilization group; and operation group. Improvement of instability was slightly better in the operation group than in the immobilization group.