We treated 43 acute tears of the calcaneofibular ligament by operation in 43 patients after subtalar arthrography. There were 22 men and 21 women with a mean age of 22.3 years (14 to 61). Anteroposterior (AP), lateral and oblique views were obtained with the foot in 45° of internal rotation and the ankle in the neutral position. Any communication or leakage to the ankle, tendon sheaths, subcutaneous tissue and sinus tarsi was recorded. We examined an oblique view of the microrecess along the interosseous ligament and an AP view of the lateral recess just under the distal end of the fibula. We also studied a control group of 27 patients with isolated
We carried out 12 arthroscopies of the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint in 11 patients over a five-year period. Their mean age was 30 years (15 to 58) and the mean duration of symptoms before surgery was eight months (1 to 24). Six patients had an