ReviewCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine2020
Open Brostrom for Lateral Ligament Stabilization.
Review in Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Outcomes of Internal Brace Augmentation Alone vs Broström Repair With Internal Brace for Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Excellent functional outcomes without physeal violation after arthroscopic all-inside ligament repair for ankle instability in skeletally immature patients.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Achilles Allograft Reconstruction for Ankle Multiligament Injuries in a Patient Presenting With Rotational Ankle Instability: A Surgical Technique.Case reports in surgery · 2026Article
- All-arthroscopic repair of talar-sided anterior talofibular ligament insertion tears using knotless anchors: A retrospective case series.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Article
- Gait study of surgical treatment and conservative treatment of acute ankle sprain: a single-center cohort study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Predictor of clinical and functional outcomes in ankle arthroscopic ligament repair with 'all-inside' technique.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Comparison of the efficacy of the modified internal brace and the arthroscopic Broström-Gould procedure for chronic lateral ankle instability.International orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Augmentation with the inferior extensor retinaculum may facilitate earlier recovery in all-inside arthroscopic management of chronic lateral ankle instability.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Clinical Outcomes of a Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Brostrom Technique without Arthroscopic Assistance.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Pure ankle dislocation after modified Broström repair for chronic lateral instability: Case report and literature review.Trauma case reports · 2023Article
- Anatomical study of the bone morphology of the anterior talofibular ligament attachment.Anatomy & cell biology · 2023Article
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- Allogeneic tendons in the treatment of malunited lateral malleolar avulsion fractures with chronic lateral ankle instability.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Evaluation of Spin in the Clinical Literature of Suture Tape Augmentation for Ankle Instability.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Anatomic reconstruction using the autologous gracilis tendon achieved less sprain recurrence than the Broström-Gould procedure but delayed recovery in chronic lateral ankle instability.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Functional outcomes of all-inside arthroscopic anterior talofibular ligament repair with loop suture versus free-edge suture.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- High return to sports and return to work rates after anatomic lateral ankle ligament reconstruction with tendon autograft for isolated chronic lateral ankle instability.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Clinical outcomes of anterior tibiofibular ligament's distal fascicle transfer versus ligament reconstruction with InternalBrace™ for chronic ankle instability patients.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2022Article
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- Single Knotless Suture Anchor Repair of Anterior Talofibular Ligament Following Distal Fibula Nonunion Excision.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewLateral ankle ligament sprains are one of the most commonly reported injuries in high-level athletes and the general population. Unfortunately, up to 40% of these can go on to develop chronic lateral ankle instability which in the right circumstances requires surgical intervention. The purpose of this review is to present the gold standard surgical treatment for chronic lateral instability with anatomic ligament repair and to highlight the techniques, outcomes, and importance of anatomy when considering surgical treatment. RECENT
findingsRecent and remote literature agrees that the initial treatment for chronic ankle instability is non-operative rehabilitation. In the cases where this fails, the gold standard of surgical treatment is open anatomic repair using the Brostrom-Gould technique which stands out as having very good results over the course of time. Recent studies have shown equally good outcomes with arthroscopy as well as with internal brace devices, and both techniques show potential for earlier rehabilitation. In those with contraindications for anatomic repair including innate soft tissue laxity, high BMI, and in the revision setting, anatomic ligament reconstruction is an appropriate surgical option. Open modified Brostrom lateral ligament repair continues to be the preferred method of surgical treatment for chronic lateral ligament instability. In the setting of new modifications and techniques, long-term outcome studies are necessary to identify both their usefulness in long term and to compare them to the open surgery outcomes. It would be useful to standardize rehabilitation protocols as well as return to sport metrics in order to better evaluate outcomes moving forward.
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