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Table 2 Protocol and results of objective examination at follow up one week (only group ER) and two months after lateral ankle injury (both groups).

From: Outcome and patients' satisfaction after functional treatment of acute lateral ankle injuries at emergency departments versus family doctor offices

  

ER 1 wk

ER 2 mts

GP 2 mts

  

[no]

[%]

[no]

[%]

[no]

[%]

swelling and/or haematoma

malleolus lateralis

34

70.4

11

22.5

14

29.2

 

malleolus medialis

2

4.1

2

4.1

2

4.2

pain at palpation of:

capitulum fibulae

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

malleolus lateralis

8

16.3

0

0

0

0

 

malleolus medialis

4

8.2

0

0

0

0

 

lig talofibulare anterius

35

71.4

20

40.1

18

37.5

 

metatarsalia

1

2

0

0

0

0

 

anterior syndesmosis

14

28.6

1

2

0

0

  1. [number of patients/percentage]