The effects of weight bearing on the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis: A study comparing weight bearing-CT with conventional CT

Injuries involving the syndesmosis are common in ankle fractures and sprains, but may be difficult to diagnose. They commonly result from rotation of the talus which forces the fibula to externally rotate and translate laterally [1]. Hintermann et al. arthroscopically assessed 266 patients with ankle fractures and reported injury to the syndesmosis in 44% of cases [2]. Fallat et al. performed a retrospective analysis of 639 ankle sprains presenting to their unit and detected syndesmotic injuries in 4% [3].

Source: Foot and Ankle Surgery - April 5, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Karan Malhotra, Matthew Welck, Nicholas Cullen, Dishan Singh, Andrew J. Goldberg Source Type: research