Brostrom operation

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The Brostrom operation is a repair of damaged ligaments on the outer ("lateral") side of the ankle. It is designed to address ankle instability.[1]

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  1. ^ Bell S, Mologne T, Sitler D, Cox J (2006). "Twenty-six-year results after Broström procedure for chronic lateral ankle instability". The American journal of sports medicine 34 (6): 975–8. doi:10.1177/0363546505282616. PMID 16399935. 

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