Background Isolated syndesmotic injuries are reported to comprise 1–11% of all ankle sprains. This number may increase ... the surgical decision to explore the syndesmosis is problematic. Proven ...
Objective Our aim was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the clinical presentation of ankle syndesmosis injury and four common clinical diagnostic tests. Design Cross-sectional diagnostic ...
The group of ligaments that stabilizes the joint between the lower end of the tibia and the lower end of the fibula is called the syndesmosis. A high ankle sprain is a syndesmosis injury that ...
Advertisement Further assessment has confirmed that he suffered a syndesmosis injury (high ankle sprain) with some damage to the ligaments connecting the tibia and fibula above the ankle point.