| Literature DB >> 11811239 |
Michael J Coughlin1, Victoria Matt, Robert C Schenck.
Abstract
This article describes a surgical technique for reconstruction of the unstable ankle that uses a modification of the Elmslie procedure for anatomic augmentation of the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) and calcaneofibular ligament (CFL). Our technique is an anatomic reconstruction that uses a free graft of the gracilis tendon toreconstruct the CFL and A TFL.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11811239 DOI: 10.3928/0147-7447-20020101-13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Orthopedics ISSN: 0147-7447 Impact factor: 1.390