title: Primary operative treatment of the ruptured lateral ligament of the ankle.
abstract: Experience of operative treatment of the freshly ruptured lateral ligament of the ankle at a small district hospital is presented. The material consisted of 32 young and athletic individuals. Eighteen (57%) of the cases were sports injuries. The diagnosis was confirmed by arthrography of the talocrural joint. There were no postoperative complications. The period off work was on average i 7.3 weeks and off sports 8.3 weeks.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000601:surgery