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Surgical repair of ruptured lateral ankle ligaments

Section of Orthopedics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Myron D.F. Collins, M.D.

Section of Orthopedics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Tom Templeton, M.D.

Section of Orthopedics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Fifty-two of 86 repaired lateral ankle ligaments were reevaluated 3 to 53 months after surgery. Ninety-eight percent were functionally stable. Mechanical stability was determined by talar tilt measurement on "stress roentgenographs". This was found to be a reliable predictor of degree of injury and postoperative symp tomatology. Surgical repair in selected cases is rec ommended to assure mechanical and functional sta bility.

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