Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 253-258 , May 2010

Severe Open Ankle Sprain (SOAS): A Lesion Presenting as a Penetrating Soft Tissue Injury

  • Marc Soubeyrand, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hôpital Universitaire de Bicetre, AP-HP, Univ Paris-Sud, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Marc Soubeyrand, MD, Hôpital Universitaire de Bicetre, AP-HP, Bicetre F-94270, Univ Paris-Sud, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 78 rue du General Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France.
    • ,
  • César Vincent-Mansour, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hôpital Universitaire de Bicetre, AP-HP, Univ Paris-Sud, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France
    • ,
  • Julie Guidon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hôpital Universitaire de Bicetre, AP-HP, Univ Paris-Sud, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France
    • ,
  • Alain Asselineau, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgeon, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal, Cedex, France
    • ,
  • Gildas Ducharnes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hôpital Universitaire Européeen, AP-HP, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Véronique Molina, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hôpital Universitaire de Bicetre, AP-HP, Univ Paris-Sud, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France

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 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(10)00049-9

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2010.02.009

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 253-258 , May 2010

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