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Ankle weakness

MedGen UID:
1624738
Concept ID:
C2228039
Finding
HPO: HP:0031374

Definition

Reduced strength of the muscles that lift or otherwise move the foot at the ankle. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAnkle weakness

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Uday S, Högler W
Indian J Med Res 2020 Oct;152(4):356-367. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1961_19. PMID: 33380700Free PMC Article
Kemler E, van de Port I, Backx F, van Dijk CN
Sports Med 2011 Mar 1;41(3):185-97. doi: 10.2165/11584370-000000000-00000. PMID: 21395362
Lynch SA, Renström PA
Sports Med 1999 Jan;27(1):61-71. doi: 10.2165/00007256-199927010-00005. PMID: 10028133

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Jang SH, Cho MK
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2022 Jul 1;101(7):659-665. Epub 2021 Sep 23 doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001881. PMID: 35706118Free PMC Article
Rogati G, Caravaggi P, Leardini A
J Foot Ankle Res 2022 May 19;15(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s13047-022-00547-2. PMID: 35585544Free PMC Article
Baumhauer JF, McIntosh S, Rechtine G
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2013 Feb 6;95(3):209-14. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.K.01467. PMID: 23389783
Olmo J, Jato S, Benito J, Martín I, Dvir Z
J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2009 Oct;19(5):774-81. Epub 2008 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.02.001. PMID: 18375145
Andersen H, Jakobsen J
Curr Opin Neurol 1997 Oct;10(5):376-80. doi: 10.1097/00019052-199710000-00004. PMID: 9330882

Diagnosis

Hsu JR, Owens JG, DeSanto J, Fergason JR, Kuhn KM, Potter BK, Stinner DJ, Sheu RG, Waggoner SL, Wilken JM, Huang Y, Scharfstein DO, MacKenzie EJ; METRC
J Orthop Trauma 2017 Apr;31 Suppl 1:S56-S62. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000795. PMID: 28323803
Gwynne-Jones D, Garneti N, Wyatt M
Foot Ankle Int 2009 Aug;30(8):758-62. doi: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0758. PMID: 19735632
Olmo J, Jato S, Benito J, Martín I, Dvir Z
J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2009 Oct;19(5):774-81. Epub 2008 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.02.001. PMID: 18375145
Stone J, Zeman A, Simonotto E, Meyer M, Azuma R, Flett S, Sharpe M
Psychosom Med 2007 Dec;69(9):961-9. Epub 2007 Nov 8 doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31815b6c14. PMID: 17991812
Andersen H, Jakobsen J
Curr Opin Neurol 1997 Oct;10(5):376-80. doi: 10.1097/00019052-199710000-00004. PMID: 9330882

Therapy

Kothari AR, Katkade SM, Kaparthi S, Sancheti PK
JBJS Case Connect 2023 Apr 1;13(2) Epub 2023 May 19 doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.22.00416. PMID: 37205782
Hsu JR, Owens JG, DeSanto J, Fergason JR, Kuhn KM, Potter BK, Stinner DJ, Sheu RG, Waggoner SL, Wilken JM, Huang Y, Scharfstein DO, MacKenzie EJ; METRC
J Orthop Trauma 2017 Apr;31 Suppl 1:S56-S62. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000795. PMID: 28323803
Sman AD, Raymond J, Refshauge KM, Menezes MP, Walker T, Ouvrier RA, Burns J
J Physiother 2014 Mar;60(1):55; discussion 55. Epub 2014 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2013.12.015. PMID: 24856942

Prognosis

Thompson DNP, Spoor J, Schotman M, Maestri S, Craven CL, Desai D
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Jun;37(6):2025-2031. Epub 2021 Feb 18 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05081-3. PMID: 33604718
Marsden J, Stevenson V, McFadden C, Swain I, Taylor P
Neuromodulation 2013 May-Jun;16(3):256-60; discussion 260. Epub 2012 Aug 28 doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2012.00494.x. PMID: 22928622
Gwynne-Jones D, Garneti N, Wyatt M
Foot Ankle Int 2009 Aug;30(8):758-62. doi: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0758. PMID: 19735632
Jackson RJ, Gokaslan ZL
J Neurosurg 2000 Jan;92(1 Suppl):61-70. doi: 10.3171/spi.2000.92.1.0061. PMID: 10616060

Clinical prediction guides

Jang SH, Cho MK
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2022 Jul 1;101(7):659-665. Epub 2021 Sep 23 doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001881. PMID: 35706118Free PMC Article
Thompson DNP, Spoor J, Schotman M, Maestri S, Craven CL, Desai D
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Jun;37(6):2025-2031. Epub 2021 Feb 18 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05081-3. PMID: 33604718
Pogemiller K, Garibay E, Pierz K, Acsadi G, Õunpuu S
Gait Posture 2020 Mar;77:236-242. Epub 2020 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.01.027. PMID: 32062403
Olmo J, Jato S, Benito J, Martín I, Dvir Z
J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2009 Oct;19(5):774-81. Epub 2008 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.02.001. PMID: 18375145
Keysor JJ, Dunn JE, Link CL, Badlissi F, Felson DT
J Aging Health 2005 Dec;17(6):734-52. doi: 10.1177/0898264305280998. PMID: 16377770

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