Ankle injuries are commonly seen by orthopaedic surgeons for definitive treatment.
Approximately 5% to 10% of all ankle sprains1, 2 and 23% of all ankle fractures3 involve …

Introduction Injuries to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis are frequent and continue to
generate controversy. Methods The majority of purely ligamentous injuries (“high ankle …

Objective: To examine the correlation between syndesmotic malreduction and functional
outcome. Design: Prospective evaluation of bilateral computed tomography scans and …

Background: Ankle syndesmotic injuries are complex and require anatomic reduction and
fixation to restore the normal biomechanics of the ankle joint and prevent long-term …

Posterior Malleolar Stabilization of Syndesmotic Injuries is... : Clinical Orthopaedics and
Related Research® Posterior Malleolar Stabilization of Syndesmotic Injuries is Equivalent to …

Background The accuracy and maintenance of syndesmosis reduction are essential when
treating ankle fractures with accompanying syndesmosis injuries. The primary aim of this …

Background: This study compared clinical and radiographic results between patients who
underwent stabilization of an acutely injured syndesmosis with a suture button (SB) and …

Background: Acute unstable syndesmotic ankle injuries are treated primarily by reduction
and stabilization with a syndesmotic screw. Examination with fluoroscopy or standard …

Background: Ankle fractures with syndesmotic injury treated via standard trans-syndesmotic
fixation have a high percentage of syndesmotic malreduction. We established a protocol …

Objectives: Computed tomography (CT) is reported to be superior to plain radiography for
imaging the syndesmosis, but CT criteria differentiating normal from abnormal tibiofibular …