Outcomes of a novel all-inside arthroscopic anterior talofibular ligament repair for chronic ankle instability

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PURPOSE: This study aimed to introduce a novel all-inside arthroscopic anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) repair for chronic ankle instability (CAI) with a knotless suture anchor technique-Hugging Repair, evaluate clinical outcomes, and analyze the associated risk factors.

METHODS: A total of 84 patients (42 males and 42 females, mean age: 36.1 ± 11.2 years, range: 19-68 years) who underwent Hugging Repair from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018, were enrolled in this retrospective study. The American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score, Karlsson Ankle Functional Score (KAFS), Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS), Tegner score, and Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) were evaluated pre-operatively and at final follow-up. The potential risk factors such as age, body mass index (BMI), sex, post-injury duration (time from injury to surgery), follow-up time, number of anchors, concomitant injuries [e.g., osteochondral defects (OCD), sinus tarsi syndrome (STS), anterior ankle impingement (AAI)], first-time treatment, and number of ankle sprains were also analyzed through multiple regression analysis.

RESULTS: There were 68 (81%) patients followed up for a mean time of 42 (range: 35-50) months. The median AOFAS score increased from 65 (35-72) to 90 (77-100), KAFS increased from 64 (38-71) to 90 (62-100), FAOS increased from 68 (50-70) to 97 (68-100), Tegner score increased from 1 (1-3) to 4 (2-7), and NRS increased from 3.5 (2-5) to 1 (0-3). No correlation was found between the functional scores and risk factors mentioned above. In the multivariate model, age was significantly negatively associated with KAFS, FAOS, and Tegner activity scale (P = 0.013; P = 0.002; P = 0.000); female was significantly associated with poorer Tegner activity scale (P = 0.004); and the presence of concomitant injuries was significantly negatively associated with AOFAS score (P = 0.033).

CONCLUSION: The novel all-inside arthroscopic ATFL repair for CAI with a knotless suture anchor technique-Hugging Repair is a safe and suitable technique that achieves satisfactory clinical outcomes and provides an effective option for the treatment of CAI. Risk factors for patients who underwent all-inside ATFL repair were older age, female sex, and concomitant injuries.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:47

Enthalten in:

International orthopaedics - 47(2023), 4 vom: 27. Apr., Seite 995-1003

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Ziyi [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Xiao'ao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Qiaoru [VerfasserIn]
Song, Yujie [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Hanlin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wenjuan [VerfasserIn]
Hua, Yinghui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anterior talofibular ligament
Arthroscopy
Hugging Repair
Instability
Journal Article
Lateral ankle
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 16.03.2023

Date Revised 28.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00264-023-05721-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352971010