Syndesmosis injuries

George Tye Liu; Marque A. Allen

doi:10.1007/978-0-85729-609-2_28

Syndesmosis injuries

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Injuries of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis comprise approximately 1–18% of all ankle sprains and are involved in 10% of all ankle fractures.1 A low reported incidence may be due to poor sensitivity in identifying subtle widening of the syndesmosis on radiograph, as these injuries are often unnoticed in the absence of frank diastasis. Though they represent a low percentage of ankle injuries, syndesmotic injury is the single most predictive factor for long-term disability and chronic ankle pain regardless of grade.2 In athletes, syndesmosis injuries significantly increase the time to return to activity compared to lateral ankle sprains and can be a source of significant disability.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	International Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Publisher	Springer-Verlag London Ltd
Pages	277-284
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9780857296092, 9780857296085
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-609-2_28
State	Published - Jan 1 2012

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