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The purpose of this study was to present the effective exercise rehabilitation program, and to offer the basal data in developing the home-based exercise rehabilitation program for modified Brostrom operation(MBO) patients with associated injury. Subjects were 12 female MBO patients with degenerative osteoarthritis. Muscular function in the ankle joint was measured repeatedly on 6th and 12th week after MBO with isokinetic dynamometer. Exercise rehabilitation program was applied between 7th and 12th week after MBO. After 6-wk-Exercise rehabilitation program, inversion strength and power, eversion strength and power were significantly increased, and E/I ratio was increased within normal range in the involved ankle. I/U ratio was increased above 90% in both inversion and eversion. In conclusion, 6-wk-Exercise rehabilitation program applied in this study may be effective on the recovery of muscular function in ankle joint for MBO patients with degenerative osteoarthritis. And it is suggested that follow-up study should be carried out for evaluating the lasting effect of exercise rehabilitation program and patients' compliance.