Clinical outcomes of anterior tibiofibular ligament's distal fascicle transfer versus ligament reconstruction with InternalBrace™ for chronic ankle instability patients.
Jiaxin TianTsz-Ngai MokTat-Hang SinZhengang ZhaXiaofei ZhengQiang TengHui-Ge HouPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2021)
This is the first study that assessed a cohort of CAI patients and suggests that the ATiFL's distal fascicle transfer operation has the potential to attain good-to-excellent clinical outcomes after 1-year recovery. The AOFAS scores were significantly higher for patients with ATiFL's distal fascicle transfer, indicating that this technique may be considered a viable option for both patients and their surgeon, while long-term outcomes should be investigated in the future.