Five-Month Patient Results Following Ankle Ligament Reconstruction
William B. Hogan1; Eric M. Bluman, MD, PhD2
1Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
2Brigham and Women’s Hospital
This article present the case of a female patient in her early 20’s who was seen for follow up after 5 months of rehabilitation following surgical procedures to address instability in both the medial and lateral sides of her right ankle. This patient reported achieving an excellent outcome, and her subjective sense of significant improvement after rehabilitation was aligned with her physical exam and radiographic evaluation. This case documents the improvements made by the patient during the rehabilitation process and outlines essential steps to be performed by the practitioner in the clinical examination and radiographic follow up after surgery for ankle instability.