During a<unk>  the patient will be put to sleep under general anesthesia. Once asleep the surgeon will thoroughly clean the area that will be operated on. They will then make all necessary incisions. Once the incisions are made they will repair any damaged lateral ankle ligaments in the hope of restoring the ankle back to its pre-injury state. This<unk>  can also include shortening and reattaching the lateral ligaments to reconstruct them. Once all of the repairs are made the surgeon will suture the incisions and apply any necessary bandages. Sports Medicine Surgeons will also take care of any side pathologies. Surgical Technique: (http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/modified_brostrom_procedure) Incision is made over border of lateral malleolus; peroneal tendon exploration would require a posterolateral longitudinal incision; Surgeons care for peroneal tendons, sural nerve and lesser saphenous vein (which might be ligated), and branches of the superficial peroneal nerve; Proceeding through subcutaneous tissue, identify and preserve the inferior extensor retinaculum; - this is mobilized for later attachment to the anterior edge of the fibula; - identify the ATFL,if it is torn, it is usually torn from the fibula; - make anterior capsular incision, leaving a small cuff of tissue, identify the calcaneofibular ligament (CFL) at the inferior tip of the fibula;ankle is then placed in valgus and dorsiflexion, and the redundancy of the ligament is assessed; sutures are passed through the proximal edges of the ATFL and CFL; drill holes are made in the distal fibula; sutures are passed through the drill holes, and are tied; the posterior edge of the extensor retinaculum is then opposed to the anterior edge of the fibula; Post op care: - Standard involves 6 weeks of casting, but there is some evidence that there are better functional results with 3 weeks of casting.
Broström procedure
Kawashima procedure
Krukenberg procedure
Brunelli procedure
Mumford procedure
Wertheim–Meigs operation
Yasui procedure
Rastelli procedure