title: Chronic ankle instability and pain: a case report of a teenager with open epiphysis.
abstract: The author discusses the treatment of chronic ankle instability in a young child of 14 years of age. A procedure is described that avoids drilling of the fibula and disruption of the epiphyseal plate. An autogenous graft procedure is described.
authors.affiliation: Podiatric Residency Program, Green River Surgical Center, Renton, Washington.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Kuwada
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004838:Epiphyses; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation