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Anyone ever had surgery for chronic ankle instability?
Posted on 10/4/20 at 8:29 pm
Posted on 10/4/20 at 8:29 pm
What is the surgery and recovery time like?
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Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:02 pm to thadcastle
Ankle board
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:07 pm to thadcastle
I blew my ankle out 3 times during since high school. I decided to start running and di those curb lift ups pre run. Gotta say, they gave me confidence and it worked.
Good luck with no surgery.
Good luck with no surgery.
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:08 pm to thadcastle
Nope. No one. Ever.
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:08 pm to thadcastle
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chronic ankle instability
Translation: fat
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:10 pm to thadcastle
How many ankle monitors do you have?
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:12 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
quote:
Translation: fat
Nah I have had nagging ankle issues since high school
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:12 pm to AmosMosesAndTwins
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Translation: fat
Contrary to popular OT belief, fat isn't always the issue.
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:12 pm to thadcastle
No, I’m not weak.
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:23 pm to thadcastle
Had the worse of my two bad ankles repaired about 10 yrs ago. Used to average turning each one once or twice a year to the point of needing crutches for a couple days
For the surgery Dr went in and folded the stretched ligaments in on themselves and then sewed them up to take out the slack.
Did great until I turned the piss out of it when I stepped in a hole where a pine had rotted out while dragging a deer out of the woods.
Since then it tries to turn every now and then but usually not to the point of a full on sprain.
Worst thing is the occasional ghost itch that you can scratch forever and never get to stop until it decides to. But other than that I would highly recommend the op
For the surgery Dr went in and folded the stretched ligaments in on themselves and then sewed them up to take out the slack.
Did great until I turned the piss out of it when I stepped in a hole where a pine had rotted out while dragging a deer out of the woods.
Since then it tries to turn every now and then but usually not to the point of a full on sprain.
Worst thing is the occasional ghost itch that you can scratch forever and never get to stop until it decides to. But other than that I would highly recommend the op
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:27 pm to thadcastle
Used to have some ankle issues. I went zero drop, minimal shoes 100%, and haven't had an issue since.
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:28 pm to AUTimbo
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AUTimbo
What was the recovery time before you were fully active again?
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:30 pm to thadcastle
Who crossed you over that hard?
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:30 pm to thadcastle
Is that a real medical issue?
Have you ever visited with a movement specialist?
Have you ever visited with a movement specialist?
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:32 pm to thadcastle
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chronic ankle instability?
I’ve never heard of this but I have bad ankles, broke 3 times. My last Ortho said went on amd on about the bone chips and arthritis in it. They removed the bone chips so that’s good, but their both still very unstable. If I step anywhere near a hole, it’s likely to swell up and maybe turn colors.
That’s said, I’ve never heard of ‘chronic ankle instability’. He never suggested anything to make it more stable but I do have plates and 8 screws in it right now but there not scheduled to ever come out.
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:33 pm to SW2SCLA
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Who crossed you over that hard?
that would be a much better story than what actually happened. Just walking down a hill This post was edited on 10/4/20 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:42 pm to thadcastle
I have a rod, a plate an 10 screws in my ankle, and it's really unstable. I wonder if corrective surgery would even be possible with all the hardware I have in there.
I'm probably resigned to wearing a brace from here on out.
I'm probably resigned to wearing a brace from here on out.
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:46 pm to thadcastle
Tua did
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:50 pm to ZenFNmaster
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I'm probably resigned to wearing a brace from here on out.
I have a brace that I wear when I go on rocky terrain, which isn’t very often. But man, I can just be standing there with all my weight on one leg and it’ll just give out sometimes and I stumble to the side like I got shot. It really sucks.
I swear I could sprain my ankle by just standing there and turning my head too fast. It’s quite pathetic.
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:56 pm to thadcastle
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Anyone ever had surgery for chronic ankle instability
No, but I perform them routinely. Usually the surgery involves reconstruction of either 1 or 2 ligaments (anterior talofobular and/or calcaneal fibula) using a synthetic suture or cadaver graft.
I typically keep patients non weight bearing for 4-6 weeks afterwards, and then they begin relatively aggressive PT.
Eta: it obviously varies for each patient but I usually tell people it will be between 4-6 months to get back to "normal." People do very well long term.
This post was edited on 10/4/20 at 9:59 pm
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