ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2024
Clinical Outcomes and Return to Preinjury Sports After Anatomic Reconstruction With a Gracilis Autograft Versus the Modified Broström Procedure in Patients With Generalized Joint Laxity.
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- Suture Augmentation May Be Beneficial for Patients With Generalized Ligamentous Laxity Undergoing Modified Broström-Gould Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Review
- Arthroscopic anatomic reconstruction of lateral ankle ligaments using a novel drill-guiding system: Radiographic assessment and two-year clinical outcomes.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Generalized joint laxity (GJL) is a risk factor for inferior outcomes after the modified Broström procedure for chronic lateral ankle instability, while anatomic reconstruction with tendons is more inclined to be recommended. However, whether anatomic reconstruction could achieve better results than the modified Broström procedure in patients with GJL is unknown. Purpose: To compare clinical outcomes and return to sports between anatomic reconstruction and the modified Broström procedure in patients with GJL. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: Patients with GJL (Beighton score ≥4) who underwent either the modified Broström procedure or anatomic reconstruction with gracilis autografts between 2017 and 2020 were reviewed. Included were 19 patients who underwent anatomic reconstruction (reconstruction group) and 49 patients who underwent the modified Broström procedure (MBP group). Clinical outcomes were compared using the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS) and the Karlsson score. The rates of return to preinjury level in high-demand sports, sprain recurrence, and range of motion between the 2 groups were also compared. Results: The mean follow-up duration was 38.3 months in the reconstruction group and 43.7 months in the MBP group. The FAOS and Karlsson scores improved significantly after surgery in both groups ( Conclusion: Better clinical outcomes, less sprain recurrence, and a higher rate of return to preinjury high-demand sports were found after anatomic reconstruction with free tendons compared with the modified Broström procedure in patients with GJL. Anatomic tendon reconstruction can be recommended for such patients, especially those participating in high-demand sports.
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