Incidence and clinical significance of bone bruises after supination injury of the ankle: A double-blind, prospective study

Abstract

W e used MRI to study a prospective series of 95 patients with inversion injuries of the ankle and no fracture on plain radiographs. We found an incidence of bone bruises of 27%, but these made no difference to the time of return to work, limitation of walking or physical activity, or the clinical outcome scores at three months.