Modified Brostrom Internal Brace
48 year old female with chronic ankle instability who tried and failed conservative treatment. Decided to proceed with modified Brostrom internal brace of ATFL and CFL. She is two weeks out and doing great! Mild soreness and taking ibuprofen. We are starting her on PT, no longer needs the boot. Plan is to clear her for all activities in 4 weeks! Video is her walking at 2 weeks from surgery!
The MRI image highlights the striated and scarred ATFL (ie, anterotalofibular ligament) which correlated with her clinical exam of ankle instability.
