Functional outcomes and return-to-sports rate after modified Brostrom repair for lateral ankle instability with absorbable sutures and immediate postoperative weightbearing
Category: Sports Introduction/Purpose: The ankle is commonly injured in sporting activities occurring in up to 1 in 10,000 people a day. About 80% of ankle sprains recover with nonoperative management, with the remaining 20% of patients developing symptomatic instability requiring surgery. There are...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011417S000009 |