A novel reconstruction technique for chronic lateral ankle instability: comparison to primary repair
| Autor: | A. Alavaikko, H. Weitz, T. Järvelä, K. Järvelä |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Joint Instability Male medicine.medical_specialty Lateral ankle Adolescent Instability Primary repair medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Rupture Original Paper Chi-Square Distribution business.industry Significant difference Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Orthopedic surgery Ligaments Articular Ligament Female Ankle business Chi-squared distribution Ankle Joint |
| Zdroj: | International orthopaedics. 26(5) |
| ISSN: | 0341-2695 |
| Popis: | Twenty patients with lateral ankle instability were treated by a novel anatomical reconstruction technique (group A) and the results compared with 20 patients (group B) who, during the same period of time, underwent primary repair of ruptured lateral ligaments of the ankle. We reviewed 15 patients from group A and 17 patients from group B at a mean follow-up of between 2 and 4 years. The mean functional scores were good in both groups without significant difference, and there was no difference in the mean anterior talar translation between the two groups. We therefore conclude that chronic lateral instability of the ankle may be successfully treated, even in the presence of severely damaged, attenuated or absent ligament tissue. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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