Invisible Injuries in Ankle Fractures

Category: Ankle, Trauma, Biomechanical Introduction/Purpose: Ankle fractures are often associated with ligamentous injuries of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis, the deltoid ligament and are predictive of ankle instability, early joint degeneration and long-term ankle dysfunction. Detection of lig...

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Main Authors: Robin Blom MD, PhD candidate, Markus Knupp MD, Beat Hintermann MD, Sjoerd Stufkens MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011417S000121