Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 10 , Pages 1119-1125 , October 2006

Reconstruction of Lateral Ligament With Arthroscopic Drilling for Treatment of Early-Stage Osteoarthritis in Unstable Ankles

  • Masato Takao, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Masato Takao, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan.
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  • Fumito Komatsu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Shimane University School of Medicine, Shimane, Japan
    • ,
  • Kohei Naito, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Shimane University School of Medicine, Shimane, Japan
    • ,
  • Yuji Uchio, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Shimane University School of Medicine, Shimane, Japan
    • ,
  • Mitsuo Ochi, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(06)00735-3

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.06.012

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 10 , Pages 1119-1125 , October 2006

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