Effect of Fibula Shortening on Medial Clear Space and Lateral Translation of the Talus: An Anatomical Cadaveric Study

Category: Ankle; Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Fibular shortening with an medial and syndesmotic ligament instability causes lateral translation of the talus. We hypothesise that the interaction of the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament (AITFL) tubercle of the fibular with the anterior tibial in...

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Main Authors: Lyndon W. Mason FRCS (Tr&Orth), Niamh L. Heeran BSc (Hons), Grace Airey MBChB, MRes (Dist.), Rajkumar Gangadharan D.Orth, FRCSEd (T&O), Abdul-Rahman Gomaa BMBS MRCS PGCert PGCAPP FHEA, Alistair P. Bond PhD, Lucy Roper BSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-12-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011423S00150