Medically reviewed by Yaw Boachie-Adjei, MD The ankle syndesmosis is made up of four ligaments that work together to stabilize the articulation of the tibia and fibula (the two bones in the lower ...

If osteitis pubis was the scourge of footballers in the 2000s, the ankle syndesmosis is now the injury for the stars. What is it? And how do you fix it when it goes wrong?

Regardless of injury severity, all players in both syndesmosis and lateral ankle sprain groups were able to return to play after nonoperative treatment.

Medical device company Paragon 28 has launched the R3FLEX stabilisation system, aimed at providing an anatomical repair solution for ankle syndesmotic injuries.

Figure 7: Lateral ankle exposure demonstrating InternalBrace suture-bridge tape-anchor construct fixation of an anterior avulsion of the syndesmosis is shown with the lateral fibular buttress ...

Paragon 28’s CEO, Albert DaCosta, commented, “With up to 25% of all ankle fractures as well as unstable high ankle sprains requiring implants to facilitate soft tissue healing, syndesmotic ...

Objective Our aim was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the clinical presentation of ankle syndesmosis injury and four common clinical diagnostic tests. Design Cross-sectional diagnostic ...

The high ankle or syndesmosis sprain and the mid-foot sprain are two such injuries. When serious injury occurs to these joints, detailed specific care and often surgery are needed.

Objectives To determine the value of clinical tests for accurate diagnosis of ankle syndesmosis injury. Design Systematic review. Data sources An electronic database search was conducted (to 6 August ...