Ankle-GO score is associated with the probability of becoming coper after lateral ankle sprain: a 1-year prospective cohort study

Review written by Dr Chris Bleakley info

Key Points

  1. At one year after ankle sprain, only one in three individuals (17/54) were classified as copers (i.e. full return to pre-injury level of sport with no reports of re-injury or instability).
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE

A primary clinical objective following an ankle sprain is to rehabilitate patients to enable a full return to sports and exercise. Patients who successfully resume their pre-injury activity levels are commonly classified as ‘copers.’ It is estimated that as few as 30% of patients achieve this level of recovery, with the remainder either reducing or changing their exercise type or ceasing physical activity altogether.

Few prospective studies have examined the relationship between clinical outcomes and recovery trajectories after ankle sprains (1). This study by Picot and colleagues aimed to determine if the Ankle-GO score could predict which patients would successfully return to their preinjury levels of sport following a lateral ankle sprain.

Patients who successfully resume their pre-injury activity levels are commonly classified as ‘copers’ - it is estimated that as few as 30% of patients achieve this level of recovery.
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Ankle-GO is a reliable and valid outcome tool which should be used by clinicians to quantify key impairments associated with ankle sprain.

METHODS

This prospective study was conducted at a large hospital in France. Eligible patients had sustained a lateral ankle sprain within the previous four weeks, were active (defined as participating in sports at least once per week), and were motivated to

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