The Anatomy and Function of the Individual Bands of the Deltoid Ligament—and Implications for Stability Assessment of SER Ankle Fractures

Background: Deltoid ligament injury occurs often with supination-external rotation (SER) ankle trauma. SER fibula fractures with concomitant deltoid ligament injury are considered unstable—requiring operative fixation. Recent studies have questioned this general practice with emphasis on better defi...

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Main Authors: Martin G. Gregersen PT, MSc, Andreas Fagerhaug Dalen MD, Fredrik Nilsen MD, Marius Molund MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-06-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/24730114221104078