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Question 1

What does a Brostrom repair do?

Answer 1

Repair of lateral ligaments of the ankle ( ATFL)

1. soft tissue anchor in fibula
2. assess damaged ligaments ( inversion/eversion)
3. vest over pants suturing technique to tendon

Question 2

What is correlated with a “Kinder” foot?

treatment?

Answer 2

Medial Arch collapse.

• posterior tendon dysfunction
• accessory os navicularis
• weakness at side of TP attachment.

treatment: PTT must be solidly reattached to the navicular and tears in tendon must be addressed.

Question 3

What is dorsal bossing?

Answer 3

This is seen in cavus foot type with pronation!

aka: dorsal exostosis and flagging.