This section provides access to continuously updated systematic reviews addressing key clinical questions in foot and ankle injury management. Each Living Review synthesizes the totality of eligible experimental evidence using predefined methodological standards and is revised as new research becomes available. Reviews prioritise clinically meaningful outcomes—particularly self-reported function and re-injury—while also emphasising longer-term effectiveness where follow-up data permit.
Explore the evidence by treatment comparison and outcome. CLICK ON THE OUTCOME TILES BELOW to access the full review and underlying evidence data
Living Evidence Map
Explore the evidence by treatment comparison. Hover over a tile and click to access the full living review.
vs Surgery + Loading
vs Basic care + Rehab
vs Casting
vs Casting
vs Surgery (repair with augmentation)
Living Evidence Map — High Ankle Sprain
Coming soon. This section will summarise the evidence for key treatment comparisons in syndesmotic ankle injury, with a primary focus on re-injury and recurrent instability.
vs Non-operative management
vs Screw fixation
vs Protected immobilisation
vs Double screw fixation
Living Evidence Map — Achilles Tendon Rupture
Coming soon. This section will summarise the evidence for key treatment comparisons after Achilles tendon rupture, with a primary focus on re-rupture.
vs Non-operative management
vs Rigid immobilisation
vs Minimally invasive repair
vs Traditional rehabilitation