Arthroscopic diagnosis and treatment of posttraumatic chronic ankle pain

To evaluate the arthroscopic diagnosis and treatment of the chronic ankle pain after injury. From April 1999 to June 2008, 39 patients with posttraumatic chronic ankle pain were treated. The mean duration between the initial injury and treatment was 18 months (2 months to 11 years). There were 15 ma...

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Published inZhongguo gu shang Vol. 22; no. 12; p. 883
Main Authors Zhao, Qi-Chun, Shang, Xi-Fu, Cai, Dao-Zhang
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.12.2009
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Ankle Injuries - complications
Ankle Injuries - surgery
Ankle Joint - pathology
Ankle Joint - surgery
Arthroscopy - methods
Debridement - methods
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:To evaluate the arthroscopic diagnosis and treatment of the chronic ankle pain after injury. From April 1999 to June 2008, 39 patients with posttraumatic chronic ankle pain were treated. The mean duration between the initial injury and treatment was 18 months (2 months to 11 years). There were 15 males and 24 females with a mean age of 32 years (15 to 58 years). All the patients were treated with arthroscopic debridement. The preoperative and postoperative ankle functions were evaluated by the AOFAS (the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society) Clinical Rating System for the ankle-hindfoot. Twenty-six patients had osteochondral lesions. Impingement syndrome in ankle was observed in 21 patients. The impingement tissue included synovial hypertrophy in 3 patients, ligament injury in 10 patients (7 patients had anterior talofibular ligament injury and 3 patients had anteroinferior tibiofibular ligament injury), meniscoid tissue in 6 patients, pathological labrum in 3 patients. All the patients were followed u
ISSN:1003-0034