Repeated ankle sprains over time may result in a loosening of the ligaments in the ankle. Doctors call loosening of ligaments around a joint "instability". Ankle instability may prevent patients from participating in athletics or even cause problems with simple activities like walking or navigating stairs.
Chronic Ankle Sprains (Lateral Ankle Instability)
The ligaments on the outside of your ankle are responsible for preventing your ankle from rolling or spraining. Repeated injury can stretch these ligaments, making the ankle unstable.
Initial treatment of ankle sprains involves exercises and physical therapy. But chronically stretched ligaments that limit your activity may require surgery. There are outstanding options available to tighten these ligaments and make the ankle more stable.
The latest technological innovations for ankle sprain surgery not only tightens the ligaments but reinforces the repair too.
Surgery to tighten the ligaments on the outside of the ankle is commonly called a "Brostrom" repair. There are many ways to perform the repair, and many make sure to reinforce their repair to allow for faster recovery.
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