The Role of the Calcaneofibular Ligament in Chronic Ankle Pain Following Severe Ankle Sprains

Category: Sports Introduction/Purpose: Lateral ankle pain persists in 10%-20% of patients following severe ankle sprains treated non-operatively. The authors hypothesize that the peroneal tendons may become interposed between the ruptured ends of the calcaneofibular ligament (CFL). Though previously...

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Main Authors: Richard Alvarez MD, Randall Marx MD, Mark Mizel MD, Loren Latta DPhil, Paul Clifford MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00143