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Treatment algorithm for chronic lateral ankle instability
Sandro Giannini1, Alberto Ruffilli1, Gherardo Pagliazzi1
1I Clinic of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna Italy.
Introduction:
ankle sprains are a common sports-related injury. A 20% of acute ankle sprains results in chronic ankle instability, requiring surgery. Aim of this paper is to report the results of a series of 38 patients treated for chronic lateral ankle instability with anatomic reconstruction.
Materials And Methods:
thirty-eight patients were enrolled in the study. Seventeen patients underwent a surgical repair using the Brostrom-modified technique, while the remaining underwent anatomic reconstruction with autologous or allogenic graft.
Results:
at a mean follow-up of 5 years the AOFAS score improved from 66.1 ± 5.3 to 92.2 ± 5.6.
Discussion:
the findings of this study confirm that anatomic reconstruction is an effective procedure with satisfactory subjective and objective results which persist at long-term follow-up along with a low complication rate. No differences, in term of clinical and functional outcomes, were observed between the Brostrom-modified repair and the anatomic reconstruction technique.
Level Of Evidence:
level IV.
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