ankle injury

Quincy Promes' goal record, Paul Ashworth's probable appointment as sporting director, Balde Keita's surprise suspension and more opponent tidbits - in our column ahead of the first Moscow derby of the season for Lokomotiv.

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Diagnosis and treatment of ankle injuries
Types of ankle injuries.
Current season.
Athletic Director

Diagnosis and treatment of ankle injuries

How to diagnose an ankle injury: An ankle injury is a disruption in the structures that make up the ankle. The initial diagnosis of an ankle injury requires an MRI scan of the ankle, followed by a consultation with an orthopedic traumatologist. As an additional examination, the doctor may recommend an ultrasound examination of the ankle.

Which doctor treats an ankle injury? An ankle injury is treated conservatively by an orthopedist. The surgical treatment is performed by a surgeon.

Types of ankle injuries.

The ankle is a bilateral bony arm of the lower limb that consists of the lateral and medial malleolus. It allows walking, running and jumping. The ankle is made up of three bones: the tibia, the pelvis - above the heel bone - and the fibula - which runs alongside the tibia. In addition, the bony prominences on the ankle are named as follows: lateral ankle - on the outside of the ankle at the base of the fibula, posterior ankle - behind the ankle at the base of the tibia, medial ankle - on the inside of the ankle, which is a part the base of the tibia. The ankle is where the ligaments attach. When moving, it facilitates the rotation of the foot and corrects the direction of movement.

Serious ankle injuries include:

Sprains of the ligaments in the ankle. They are usually caused by accidental twisting or twisting of the ankle, damaging one of the ankle's ligaments.
fractures and fractures. Occurs as a result of a fracture of any 3 bones in the ankle. Fractures and breaks of the tibia and fibula are the most common.
Achilles tendinopathy. Inflammation or thickening of the Achilles tendon can cause pain, reduced mobility, and stiffness.
Osteoarthritis in the ankle. Caused by gradual wear and tear of the joints.
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome. Caused by compression of the posterior tibial nerve, resulting in pain, burning, and tingling.

Current season.

Back to the present. Spartak's league debut was nearly perfect - a 1-1 draw with Akhmat was followed by four straight wins, three by a wide margin. These were against Krasnodar (4:1), Orenburg (4:1), Urals (2:0) and Sochi (3:0). Then there was a 0-1 defeat against Dynamo and another big win, 4-1 against FC Fakel. After that, things went downhill again in the RPL. First the Red-Whites lost against Zenit (1:2) and then against Rostov (2:4). This puts Spartak in fifth place in the table after nine rounds with 16 points.

Guillermo Abascal's protégés have a 100 percent record in the cup. After beating Krylia Sovetov (1-0), Red-Whites beat Fakiel thanks to goals from Pavel Melioshin, Kvinca Promes and Alexander Sobolev. So far, Spartak has not suffered a defeat in the cup.

Athletic Director

One of the biggest football news for Spartak is the potential appointment of Paul Ashworth as sporting director. Evgeny Melezhikov, the general director of the Red-Whites, spoke out in favor of a foreigner in this post.

– Will there be a new sporting director at Spartak? We will announce that in the near future. Please wait for the announcement. There's no point in announcing anything until that person is with us. When he is there we will announce it,' Melezhikov said in a comment to RB Sport. – Why didn't you choose a Russian specialist? Foreigners are given priority. The Russian market is more or less clear to us. A sporting director is a position in the global system, it's a complex of everything. Contacts on the European market must be maintained, we must keep them at the same level and give our players the opportunity to go to other championships, we must not isolate ourselves and we must be given the opportunity to strengthen the team with foreigners. The job of a sports director is to work systematically and professionally. Ideally, he should not only see a player's playing potential, but also his transfer potential - how much he is worth now and how much he will be worth in the future,' concluded the Spartak general manager.