Treatment of Ankle Sprain Methods in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department

Introduction:  Among the most common musculoskeletal injuries, ankle sprains in athletes and military treatment using various treatment methods are possible, so this study aims to survey and compare the treatment methods for ankle sprains in patients presenting to the emergency department at Baqiyatallah Hospital.Methods:  Patients presenting to the emergency room of Baqiyatallah Hospital diagnosed with sprained ankles during the past six months were included in the study. The first treatment was a short plaster bandage applied to the second category. After two weeks of treatment, patients were seen, plaster or bandages were opened and reused, and the recommendations included avoiding sports. Then, follow-up patients, after three months of treatment, made a complete recovery, or sprain outcome, this time to return to work activities, and the pain was evaluated.Results: There were significant differences between time limits in two groups of patients with ankle sprains in cast and bandage treatment methods (P=۰.۰۰۱). There were significant differences between the duration of the treatment in two groups of patients with ankle sprains in cast and bandage treatment methods (P=۰.۰۰۱). It was also found that a significant correlation between recurrent sprains and ankle sprains three months after treatment in both the treatment cast and bandage was seen (P=۰.۰۰۱).Conclusion: In this study, it can be concluded that despite the advantages of the bandage method, such as the casting method being less painful, the limitations of the casting healing time and duration of disease activity are much shorter than those of the bandage method. Also, the sprain recurrence rate in patients treated with plaster bandages is far lower than in casting.

Keywords:

casting method , bandage method , Ankle sprain