Surgical Treatment of the Unstable Ankle
- 1 November 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Vol. 6 (6) , 368-377
- https://doi.org/10.5435/00124635-199811000-00005
Abstract
Symptomatic ankle instability will develop in as many as 20% of patients after inversion sprain of the lateral ankle ligaments. Although most patients may be successfully treated with a rehabilitative exercise program and bracing, some will continue to sustain recurrent ankle sprains with acKeywords
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