CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY - THE VALUE OF TALAR TILT UNDER GENERAL-ANESTHESIA

Ankle inversion injuries are the most common injury in sport and yet t reatment is controversial. One result is chronic ankle instability, an injury for which criteria for surgical intervention are unclear. This prospective study of 14 patients showed that a large proportion of pa tients had no detectable abnormality on preoperative investigation, bu t were subsequently shown to have an abnormality under general anaesth esia. This suggests that a good history of chronic instability is more sensitive an indicator than conventional investigations. Stress views under anaesthesia may confirm the problem.