Fifteen out of 16 elite athletes showed concomitant low-grade cartilage lesions of the ankle with unstable syndesmotic injuries: concerns from a prospective case series

Objectives This study aimed to determine the incidence rate and characterise the location and severity of cartilage lesions in the ankle in elite athletes undergoing suture-button stabilisation for unstable distal syndesmotic injuries using needle arthroscopic examination. The feasibility and safety...

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Main Authors: Gino M M J Kerkhoffs, Jari Dahmen, Kaj S Emanuel, Alex B Walinga, Tobias Stornebrink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-03-01
Series:BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Online Access:https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/1/e001879.full