@article{3049652,
    title = "Late results of surgical repair in recent ruptures of the lateral
ligament of the ankle",
    author = "Agoropoulos, Z and Papachristou, G and Efstathopoulos, N and and Kokoroghiannis, C",
    journal = "INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED",
    year = "1997",
    volume = "28",
    number = "8",
    pages = "531-534",
    publisher = "Elsevier Sci Ltd, Exeter, United Kingdom",
    doi = "10.1016/S0020-1383(97)00065-X",
    abstract = "Between 1979 and 1994, 75 patients underwent primary repair of a Grade
III rupture of the lateral ligament of the ankle. The operation was
indicated after the demonstration of ankle instability on stress X-rays
by anterior displacement of the talus by more than 8 min or/and a talar
tilt of move than 10 degrees. The patients were either young or engaged
in sports activities or physically demanding jobs. An end-to-end suture
of the torn ligament was undertaken under general anaesthesia. A
non-weight-bearing cast was used for the first 2 weeks, followed by a
walking cast until 6 weeks postoperatively. Sixty-one patients were
followed up for 1-15 years (mean 10.3 years). At follow-up all but one
patient had returned to their pre-injury level of activity without
complaint or restriction. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights
reserved."
}