Modified Brostrom Procedure with Suture Anchor & PushLock Anchor in Lateral Ankle Instability
Shin, Sung-Il;Kim, Gab-Lae;Jo, Joo-Sung;Lee, Hyo-Bum;Kwon, Jae-Woo
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Received October 15, 2012; Revised October 30, 2012; Accepted November 13, 2012.
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- Abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of our study was to perform a comparison of the outcomes of the modified Brostrom procedure using only a suture anchor compared with using a suture anchor with a pushlock anchor. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study of chronic lateral ankle instability that underwent a modified Brostrom procedure using a bioabsorbable suture anchor & a pushlock anchor, performed by a single surgeon. A total of 88 patients were enrolled in the study. The function of the patient's ankles were scored using the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS), visual analogue scale (VAS) both preoperatively and postoperatively. Results: The difference in the overall means between the group A and group B was not statistically significant. But, the patient's satisfaction was better in the group B, and there were more complications in the group A. Conclusion: The technique presented here uses the modified Brostrom procedure with pushlock anchors to prevent the problems associated with subcutaneous knot irritation.
- Keywords : Ankle instability; Modified brostrom; Pushlock
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