Does arthroscopic anatomic repair of the anterior talofibular ligament provide equal functional outcome compared to open anatomic repair in patients with chronic ankle instability: a multicentre randomized controlled trial.
- Conditions
- Chronic ankle instabilitypersisting ankle instability10043237
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON50173
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 35
- Patients are 18 years or older;
- Experience pain and/or a sensation of instability during sports and/or daily
activity;
- Isolated lateral ankle instability;
- Planned for surgical repair of the ATFL;
- At least one previous episode of an ankle inversion sprain;
- Complaints for at least 6 months;
- Failed previous conservative treatment
- Serious concomitant injury
- Acute foot or ankle fracture;
- Previous foot or ankle surgery;
- Osteochondral defect (OCD) of the talus with a diameter of >2cm treated
using other techniques than bone marrow stimulation (BMS)
- ROM restriction of >10 graden;
- Medial instability
- Severe misalignment;
- Ankle/foot deformities
- Systemic comorbidity leading to delayed recovery
- (general) Hyperlaxity
- Inability or unwillingness to provide consent
- Present factors that may cause difficulty of follow-up
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method