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Gino M M J Kerkhoffs1, C Niek Van Dijk
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Research Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands. g.m.kerkhoffs@amc.nl
Foot and Ankle Clinics
|May 28, 2013
Abstract:
High-level athletes have significantly greater load and demand on their ankle joints than the average population. Therefore, treatment of acute lateral ankle ligament ruptures in the high-demanding athlete is a challenge. This article reviews the treatment of acute lateral ankle ruptures in athletes, with special emphasis on the role of surgical treatment.
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