Arthroscopic all-inside ligament repair has similar or superior clinical outcomes compared to open repair for chronic ankle instability without concomitant intra-articular pathology at 5  years follow-up

ConclusionOpen and arthroscopic ligament repair to treat chronic ankle instability without concomitant intra-articular pathology produced excellent comparable clinical outcomes at 5  years follow-up. The complications were minimal in both study groups with no significant differences in AOFAS and FAAM-SS scores. However, arthroscopic repair showed significantly better results on the FFI. Therefore, when treating chronic lateral ankle instability, surgeons should consider arthro scopic ligament repair.Level of evidenceIII.
Source: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research