Treatment of chronic lateral ankle instability using the Broström-Gould procedure in athletes: long-term results.

Purpose: this study was conducted to evaluate long-term results following treatment of chronic lateral ankle instability using the Broström-Gould technique in athletes.

Methods: eighteen athletes involved in competitive sports at different levels, who suffered from chronic lateral ankle instability, underwent Broström-Gould ligamentoplasty between 2000 and 2005. The results of the surgery were evaluated using the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) scale.

[Phlebology and podiatry].

By their tensing and relaxation, the muscles of the leg are thought to be responsible for compressing and relaxing the vascular walls and the lumen of vessels. In order to study the way the muscle structure of the lower limb (in particular the leg and the foot) functions, it is necessary to understand the step and break down its components. The weight of the body is transmitted to the ground by the astralagus which distributes the different forces throughout the fives systems of ossei trabeculae of the astralagus and the heel.

Long-term results of cemented and screwed acetabular components.

The authors report their experience in the use of various types of acetabular components (cemented and screwed) in 253 hip prostheses with "Biodirect" femoral component and ceramic femoral head. A long-term follow-up of 148 hip prostheses (58.5% of the total) was carried out, 36 Müller type polyethylene and 61 Biolox ceramic acetabular components, and 51 screwed sockets of various models were used.