Diagnostics in suspicion of ankle syndesmotic injury

Scheyerer, Max J.; Helfet, David L.; Wirth, Stephan; Werner, Clément M. L.

Affiliations

¹Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

²The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York

³Department of Orthopaedics, University of Zurich, Balgrist Zurich, Switzerland

Abstract

Ankle sprains are among of the most common injuries seen in daily orthopaedic practice. Beside injuries of the lateral ligament, which is the most frequently injured single structure in the body of athletes, sprains can also affect the tibiofibular syndesmosis. These injuries are known as high ankle sprains. They can occur with or without a bony injury. In this report, we will discuss the high ankle sprain without any bony injury. These kinds of injuries are rare, but often associated with complications and are frequently misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. The purpose of this article is to provide a clear understanding of clinical tests described in the literature for testing of syndesmotic integrity.

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PubMed: 21731928

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