Syndesmosis injuries

George Tye Liu; Marque A. Allen

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-4106-8_10

Syndesmosis injuries

George Tye Liu, Marque A. Allen

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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 disability³.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery of the Foot and Ankle
Publisher	Springer-Verlag London Ltd
Pages	117-129
Number of pages	13
Volume	9781447141068
ISBN (Electronic)	9781447141068
ISBN (Print)	1447141059, 9781447141051
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4106-8_10
State	Published - Sep 1 2013

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