Falls and falls-related injuries in individuals with chronic ankle symptoms: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Falls are a major public health concern globally. While falls are associated with osteoarthritis and persistent pain at the hip and knee, falls have not been investigated in people with chronic ankle symptoms. This study aimed to compare self-reported history of falls between adults with and without chronic ankle symptoms.

Disability, Physical Impairments, and Poor Quality of Life, Rather Than Radiographic Changes, Are Related to Symptoms in Individuals With Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Cross-sectional Laboratory Study.

Objective: To compare physical and patient-reported outcomes between (1) individuals with symptomatic radiographic ankle osteoarthritis (OA) and asymptomatic individuals, and (2) asymptomatic individuals with and without radiographic ankle OA.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Methods: Ninety-six volunteers (31 symptomatic individuals with radiographic ankle OA, 41 asymptomatic individuals with radiographic ankle OA, and 24 asymptomatic individuals without radiographic ankle OA) completed a survey on quality of life (QoL), function, pain, disability, kinesiophobia, ankle instability, and physical activity, and undertook physical assessments of ankle muscle strength, heel-raise endurance, dorsiflexion range of motion (ROM), and ambulatory function.

Physical Impairments in Adults With Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Study Design Systematic review with meta-analysis. Background Lower-limb osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with pain and reduced function. Most research focuses on hip and knee OA- related impairments; consequently, impairments that characterize ankle OA are not well understood.