A Radiological Study for Assessing Syndesmosis Malreduction: Its Validity and Limitation

This study assessed the diagnostic utility of different X-ray radiological methods on syndesmosis malreduction. Thirteen fresh ankle specimens were used to make a syndesmotic separation model. The specimen was fixed in the anatomic position and in malreduction positions, including internal rotation 10 ° (IR10°), IR20°, external rotation 10° (ER10°), and ER20°. The tibiofibular clear space (TCS), tibiofibular overlap (TFO) on the anteroposterior view, and anteroposterior ratio (A/P ratio) on the lateral view were measured.

Source: Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery - September 2, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Lu Bai, Wen Zhou, Zhe Cheng, Jianxin Liu, Pengjie Liu, Wentao Zhang Tags: Original Research Source Type: research