title: [Carbon fiber ligament replacement in the treatment of chronic instability of the external ankle joint ligament].
abstract: Ligament repair should be considered when a patient has disabling pain with giving way and chronic instability of the ankle from old ruptures of the lateral ligaments. Because of some incontestable disadvantages using Watson-Jones-or similar techniques we prefer the alloplastic with carbon fibres to reconstruct the anterior talofibular and calcaneofibular ligaments. Imitating the physiological course and insertions of the ligaments we managed to achieve a permanent lateral stability in 51 cases out of an operated group of 54 patients.
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002244:Carbon; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000628:therapy*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon
vernacular_title: Die Kohlenstoffaserbandplastik bei der Behandlung chronischer Aussenbandinstabilität am oberen Sprunggelenk.