Arthroscopic classification of chronic anterior talo-fibular ligament lesions in chronic ankle instability

Arthroscopic repair of chronic lateral ankle instability.

BACKGROUND The current "gold standard'' for treatment of chronic lateral ankle instability is the Broström-Gould procedure. Most authors recommend this type of operation even after an arthroscopic inspection of the joint. We review our results with an arthroscopic method of lateral ankle ligament repair. MATERIALS AND METHODS A method of arthroscopic lateral ligament repair with an anchor pla...

Ankle lateral ligament reconstruction for chronic instability.

PURPOSE To report the outcome of a technique combining direct anatomic reconstruction of the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) with augmented reconstruction using the peroneus brevis tendon fixed by a bio-absorbable interference screw. METHODS 13 men and 2 women aged 17 to 36 (mean, 24) years with recurrent inversion injuries of the right (n=5) and left (n=10) ankles underwent lateral ankl...

Fibular Malalignment in Subjects with Chronic Ankle Instability

Arthroscopic Lateral Ligament Repair Through Two Portals in Chronic Ankle Instability

OBJECTIVES Injury to the lateral ligament complex of the ankle is one of the most common sports-related injury. Usually lateral ankle evolves with excellent clinical recovery with non surgical treatment, however, near about 30% develop a lateral chronic instability sequela. Several open and arthroscopic surgical techniques have been described to treat this medical condition. MATERIAL AND METH...

The use of MRI in pre-operative evaluation of anterior talofibular ligament in chronic ankle instability

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the applicability of MRI for the quantitative assessment of anterior talofibular ligaments (ATFLs) in symptomatic chronic ankle instability (CAI). METHODS Between 1997 and 2010, 39 patients with symptomatic CAI underwent surgical treatment (22 male, 17 female, mean age 25.4 years (15 to 40)). In all patients, the maximum diameters of the ATFLs were measured on pre-opera...