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Chronic instability of the ankle
Author(s) -
Raatikainen T.,
Puranen J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1993.tb00373.x
Subject(s) - ankle , medicine , radiography , instability , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ankle sprain , joint instability , physical therapy , orthodontics , surgery , physics , mechanics
Evans tenodesis is one of the techniques used much for correcting the chronic lateral instability of the ankle. Long‐term results (average follow‐up 8 years) are reported for 113 operations on 109 patients. It is concluded that the method used gives a good functional result when the major complaint is recurrent sprains of the ankle. Functional stability does not necessarily correlate with mechanical stability when tested clinically or by radiographs.