Absorbable suture anchor and knotless anchor techniques produced similar outcomes in arthroscopic anterior talofibular ligament repair

¹grid.417279.eFoot and Ankle Sports Medicine Center, Department of OrthopaedicsGeneral Hospital of Central Theater Command (Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Command, previously)No. 627, Wuluo Road 430030 Wuhan Hubei Province People’s Republic of China

²The 2nd Department of Foot and AnkleSichuan Provincial Orthopedics Hospital, Sichuan ProvinceChengdu China

³grid.490148.0Department of Foot and AnkleFoshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese MedicineFoshan Guangdong Province China

⁴grid.284723.80000000088777471The First Clinical Medical School of Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou Guangdong Province People’s Republic of China