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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2022; 57(04): 577-583
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1741446
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Outcomes of a Modified Arthroscopic-assisted Reconstruction Technique for Lateral Ankle Instability

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Carlos A. Sánchez 
1   Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, D.C., Colômbia
,
Ignacio Briceño 
2   Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, D.C., Colômbia
,
Jaime Robledo 
3   Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, D.C., Colômbia
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Abstract

Objective The present study assesses the results of a minimally invasive surgical technique for acute and chronic ankle instability management.

Methods The present case series study retrospectively evaluated 40 patients undergoing arthroscopic-assisted percutaneous ankle ligament reconstruction from 2013 to 2019.

Results The present study included 17 males and 23 females with an average age of 38.3 years old. Postintervention follow-up using American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot scores identified improvement of > 30 points in function and pain control. The most frequently occurring associated injuries were osteochondral (35%). No patient required reintervention or had infection during follow-up.

Conclusion The technique in the present study is easy and achieves satisfactory results for function and pain control.

Level of Evidence IV.

Keywords

ankle joint - arthroscopy - joint instability - ligaments, articular - subtalar joint - tendons

Financial Support

The present study did not receive any type of funding.


* Work developed at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, D.C., Colombia.




Publication History

Received: 11 June 2021

Accepted: 20 September 2021

Article published online:
09 February 2022

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