Dr. Damien Dauphinee, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and Dr. Raafae Hussain, fellowship trained foot and ankle surgeon, discuss one of their most interesting cases in the last few weeks: lateral ankle ligament with peroneal tendon repair and groove deepening surgery. They break down this common surgery with patients who have chronic lateral ankle pain.

 QUOTES:

“The lack of range of emotion certainly puts people at greater risk for lateral ankle sprains.” - Dr. Damien Dauphinee [03:06]

“This is my all-time favorite surgery, especially because at the end of this, this tendon, it looks so beautiful.” - Dr. Raafae Hussain [09:35]

Top Takeaways:

• A brief overview of the anatomy
• How they perform surgery to repair the lateral ankle ligament, 
• How they repair the Peroneal Tendon with groove deepening
• The recovery process

What You Will Learn:

• [00:39] Intro
• [02:18] A brief overview of the anatomy
• [03:13] The surgical procedure
• [11:05] Tendon repair with groove deepening
• [14:03] The ligament disrepair
• [18:18] Recovery
• [20:18] Outro

Resources:

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Book Mentioned: Saving Limbs, Saving Lives: Advanced Treatments for Preventing Amputations in Diabetic Populations by Dr. Damien Dauphinee