Chronic lateral ankle instability: assessment of subjective outcomes following delayed primary repair and a new secondary reconstruction.
J Foot Ankle Surg
; 37(5): 369-75, 1998.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9798167
ABSTRACT
Chronic lateral ankle instability is a condition commonly encountered by the podiatric physician. Chronic instability usually occurs after injuries to the lateral collateral ligamentous complex. The purpose of this article is to report subjective results of a retrospective study comparing delayed primary ligamentous repair and a new secondary ligamentous reconstruction. Our patient population includes 23 patients who responded to a detailed questionnaire. Three patients had bilateral ligamentous repair for a total of 26 ankles. Sixteen ankles underwent delayed primary ligamentous repair, while 10 ankles had a secondary reconstruction utilizing the authors' technique. The overall postoperative improvement was 90% in those with a delayed primary repair and 82% in those with the new secondary reconstruction. The average return to full activity for both groups was 10 weeks. Average follow-up for both groups was 12 months. The authors feel these results demonstrate that delayed primary repair and the authors' new secondary reconstruction both provide favorable clinical and surgical outcomes.
Buscar no Google
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Satisfação do Paciente
/
Instabilidade Articular
/
Ligamentos Articulares
/
Articulação do Tornozelo
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
/
Aged
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
/
Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Foot Ankle Surg
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos