28th March Post-traumatic ankle problems
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008Read the RCT by Pijnenburg et al (Operative and functional treatment of rupture of the lateral ligament of the ankle. A randomised, prospective trial. JBJS 2003;85B:525-30). OK, not the greatest trial ever but large, reasonable outcome measures and long-term follow-up. Given the findings, why do you think we haven’t changed over to more aggressive repair of lateral ankle ligament injuries? Can you find other studies to fill in the gaps in the puzzle?
Also, discuss any other aspects of the session here