# Surgical Versus Functional Treatment for Acute Ruptures of the Lateral Ligament Complex of the Ankle in Young Males - A Randomized Controlled Trial With a Mean of 14 Years Follow-up

> **NCT00954330** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Finnish Defense Forces** · enrollment: 51 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Ankle Injury

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** lateral ligament surgery
- **DEVICE:** functional treatment

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00954330
- **Lead sponsor:** Finnish Defense Forces
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER_GOV
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 1991-02
- **Primary completion:** 2008-12
- **Final completion:** 2008-12
- **Target enrollment:** 51 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2009-08-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00954330

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00954330, "Surgical Versus Functional Treatment for Acute Ruptures of the Lateral Ligament Complex of the Ankle in Young Males - A Randomized Controlled Trial With a Mean of 14 Years Follow-up". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-08-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00954330. Licensed CC0.

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