title: Outcomes of the Chrisman-Snook and modified-Broström procedures for chronic lateral ankle instability. A prospective, randomized comparison.
abstract: We prospectively and randomly compared the outcomes of the Chrisman-Snook and modified-Broström procedures for chronic lateral ankle instability in 40 patients. Both operations provided good or excellent stability in more than 80% of the patients. However, the modified-Broström procedure resulted in higher Sefton scores than the Chrisman-Snook procedure. In addition, a statistically significant greater proportion of complications occurred in patients treated with the Chrisman-Snook procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Clinical Investigation, Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Hennrikus
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Mapes
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lapoint
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome