Retrospective Study of Suture Tape for Soft Tissue Reconstruction in Patients Suffering From Lateral Ankle Instability

Exclusion Criteria

• •Significant secondary procedures done at the time of repair, including significant osteochondral lesions and/or significant microfracture of the talus or tibia that warrant modifying the typical lateral ligament repair post-op rehab protocol. (Minor microfractures and OCD lesions that do not warrant bone debridements, synovectomies, and bone spur removals are allowed)
• •Any concomitant orthopedic procedure that will extend the post-op rehabilitation (e.g., casting/immobilization) beyond the routinely prescribed rehab protocol following an ATFL reconstructive procedure.
• •Patients undergoing a Calcaneal osteotomy
• •Patients with less than 6 weeks follow-up
• •Patients with incomplete medical records
• •Patients with Worker's Compensation Cases
• •Any patient with a history of infection of the ankle predating the ankle repair
• •Any orthopedic issue outside of the ankle that the Investigator feels may impede functional endpoint outcome measures.
• •Patients who have a medical history that would likely make the patient an unreliable research participant