Isolated fibular collateral ligament injuries in athletes. 2015

Robby S Sikka, and Ranjodh Dhami, and Ryan Dunlay, and Joel L Boyd
*TRIA Orthopaedic Center †Penn State College of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN.

Isolated injuries to the fibular collateral ligament (FCL) are rare. Although recent data suggest that operative and nonoperative treatment can both result in good functional outcomes, limited data exist on return to play for nonoperative treatment of FCL injuries and the value of magnetic resonance imaging in predicting prognosis. In this article, we present a review of the current literature and present a focused review regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of FCL injuries, as well as the senior authors experience and a cohort of National Football League players. Magnetic resonance imaging can be useful to predict the length of disability in isolated FCL injuries, and both operative and nonoperative management of isolated FCL injuries successfully resulted in return to play in all players in several series of elite athletes; however, nonoperative management may result in faster return to play. Evaluation of potential concomitant injury is imperative in treatment of FCL injuries.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010808 Physical Examination Systematic and thorough inspection of the patient for physical signs of disease or abnormality. Physical Exam,Examination, Physical,Physical Examinations and Diagnoses,Exam, Physical,Examinations, Physical,Exams, Physical,Physical Examinations,Physical Exams
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D003952 Diagnostic Imaging Any visual display of structural or functional patterns of organs or tissues for diagnostic evaluation. It includes measuring physiologic and metabolic responses to physical and chemical stimuli, as well as ultramicroscopy. Imaging, Diagnostic,Imaging, Medical,Medical Imaging
D005360 Fibula The bone of the lower leg lateral to and smaller than the tibia. In proportion to its length, it is the most slender of the long bones. Fibulas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001265 Athletic Injuries Injuries incurred during participation in competitive or non-competitive sports. Sports Injuries,Injuries, Athletic,Injuries, Sports,Athletic Injury,Injury, Athletic,Injury, Sports,Sports Injury
D017885 Collateral Ligaments A number of ligaments on either side of, and serving as a radius of movement of, a joint having a hingelike movement. They occur at the elbow, knee, wrist, metacarpo- and metatarsophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal, and distal interphalangeal joints of the hands and feet. (Stedman, 25th ed) Lateral Ligaments,Ligaments, Collateral,Ligaments, Lateral,Collateral Ligament,Lateral Ligament,Ligament, Collateral,Ligament, Lateral

Related Publications

Robby S Sikka, and Ranjodh Dhami, and Ryan Dunlay, and Joel L Boyd
February 1996, Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.),
Robby S Sikka, and Ranjodh Dhami, and Ryan Dunlay, and Joel L Boyd
December 2022, Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine,
Robby S Sikka, and Ranjodh Dhami, and Ryan Dunlay, and Joel L Boyd
January 1974, The Journal of sports medicine,
Robby S Sikka, and Ranjodh Dhami, and Ryan Dunlay, and Joel L Boyd
December 2019, Clinics in shoulder and elbow,
Robby S Sikka, and Ranjodh Dhami, and Ryan Dunlay, and Joel L Boyd
February 2020, Journal of pediatric orthopedics,
Robby S Sikka, and Ranjodh Dhami, and Ryan Dunlay, and Joel L Boyd
September 2012, Connecticut medicine,
Robby S Sikka, and Ranjodh Dhami, and Ryan Dunlay, and Joel L Boyd
October 1980, Journal of anatomy,
Robby S Sikka, and Ranjodh Dhami, and Ryan Dunlay, and Joel L Boyd
March 1948, Annals of surgery,
Robby S Sikka, and Ranjodh Dhami, and Ryan Dunlay, and Joel L Boyd
April 2016, Arthroscopy techniques,
Robby S Sikka, and Ranjodh Dhami, and Ryan Dunlay, and Joel L Boyd
January 1987, The American journal of sports medicine,
Copied contents to your clipboard!