Ankle Ligament Surgery. The objective is to prevent the ankle from giving way and stabilising it. What is lateral ankle ligament reconstruction.
You can expect the following. The objective is to prevent the ankle from giving way and stabilising it. This procedure is often done as an outpatient surgery.
Ankle ligament reconstruction surgery is used to treat lateral ankle instability and sprains.
Frequently this procedure is performed once other non surgical treatments including physiotherapy have proved ineffective. Surgical complications include wound healing nerve damage and blood clots. Surgery is considered when you have an unstable ankle that does not respond to non surgical treatment. You will probably receive general anesthesia to make you sleep through the procedure or regional anesthesia to numb the.