Comprehensive reconstruction of the lateral ankle for chronic instability using a free gracilis graft

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 231-241

  Coughlin, Michael J ^a   Schenck Jr , Robert C ^b   Grebing, Brett R ^c   Treme, Gehron ^b  

^a Idaho Foot and Ankle Fellowship   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c Private Practice Orthopedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle instability; Free gracilis graft; Lateral ankle reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC FOOT AND ANKLE SOCIETY SCORE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CALCANEOFIBULAR LIGAMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW UP; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FOOT SURGERY; GRACILIS MUSCLE; GRACILIS MUSCLE TENDON GRAFT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KARLSSON SCORE; MALE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; STRESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TALOFIBULAR LIGAMENT; TALUS; TENDON GRAFT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANKLE; JOINT INSTABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TENDON TRANSFER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LATERAL LIGAMENT, ANKLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON TRANSFER;

EID: 2942737144     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402500407     Document Type: Article

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