Syndesmotic rupture without ankle fracture:​ a report of two cases in professional football players

Endean, Ty; King, Warren; Martin, H. Rod

Affiliations

¹Department of Sports Medicine, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA

²Head Trainer, Oakland Raiders, Oakland, CA.

Abstract

Two patients with syndesmotic rupture without fracture are presented to demonstrate that ligamentous injury to the distal syndesmosis can occur as an isolated injury. In both cases diagnosis was delayed owing to a negative radiograph on the day of injury. Comprehensive follow-up is imperative to correctly diagnose this injury pattern.

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URL: http://www.japmaonline.org/content/93/4/336.abstract

PubMed: 12869606

WoS: 000184335500014

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