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SUBMITTER: Takao M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4722511 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Takao Masato M Glazebrook Mark M Stone James J Guillo Stéphane S
Arthroscopy techniques 20151023 5
Ankle instability is a condition that often requires surgery to stabilize the ankle joint that will improve pain and function if nonoperative treatments fail. Ankle stabilization surgery may be performed as a repair in which the native existing anterior talofibular ligament or calcaneofibular ligament (or both) is imbricated or reattached. Alternatively, when native ankle ligaments are insufficient for repair, a reconstruction of the ligaments may be performed in which an autologous or allograft ...[more]