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Post-Operative Magnetic Resonance Evaluation of Anterior Talofibular Ligament following Arthroscopic Brostrom Procedure: Analysis and Outcomes of 40 Repairs at 12 Months.
Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery 2023 December 6
Lateral ankle sprains are one of the most common orthopedic injuries. When conservative treatment fails, surgical correction is often performed using either open or arthroscopic techniques. We hypothesize that MRI evaluation of the arthroscopic brostrom repair will show intact repair and decrease in thickness of the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) at 1 year, with statistically significant improvement of patient function and pain scores. Post-operative MRI was utilized at minimum 1-year follow-up to evaluate the integrity of the arthroscopic brostrom repair, as well as comparison of ATFL thickness to literature validated average thickness. A musculoskeletal fellowship trained radiologist performed all MRI reads. In addition, three fellowship trained foot and ankle specialists from a single institution all performed measurements of the ATFL. Surgical satisfaction using 1-100 scale, and Karlsson-Peterson (KP) were measured at 1 year post-operatively. In addition, pre and post-operative Foot Function Index (FFI), American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle (AOFAS) hindfoot scores, and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) were measured using unpaired t-tests. All repairs were shown to be intact at minimum 1-year follow-up via MRI evaluation, with ATFL thickness of 2.21mm. Pre-operative FFI, AOFAS, and VAS were 54.9, 46.4, and 7.1 respectively. Post-Operative scores were 11.0, 91.7, and 1.3 respectively. Surgical satisfaction was 88.2, KP was 75.3. Comparison of pre- and post-operative scores (VAS, FFI, AOFAS) were shown to be statistically significant, p<0.05. No significant difference in demographic data was observed at 1 year. The data from this study offers evidence that the arthroscopic brostrom repair provides patients with good outcomes as well as an intact ATFL with normal morphology at 1 year post-operatively.
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