Portable Dynamic Ultrasonography is a Useful Tool for the Evaluation of Suspect Syndesmotic Instability: A Cadaveric Study

Category: Ankle; Sports; Trauma Introduction/Purpose: To evaluate syndesmotic instability by measuring the tibiofibular clear space (TFCS) opening using a portable ultrasound device. In addition, we assessed the optimal amount of external rotation torque required to detect syndesmotic instability. M...

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Main Authors: Noortje Hagemeijer MD, Rohan Bhimani MD, MBA, Jirawat Saengsin MD, Bart Lubberts MD, PhD, Gregory R. Waryasz MD, Gino Kerkhoffs MD, Christopher W. DiGiovanni MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011420S00242