title: Diagnostics in suspicion of ankle syndesmotic injury.
abstract: Ankle sprains are among of the most common injuries seen in daily orthopaedic practice. Beside injuries of the lateral ligament, which is the most frequently injured single structure in the body of athletes, sprains can also affect the tibiofibular syndesmosis. These injuries are known as high ankle sprains. They can occur with or without a bony injury. In this report, we will discuss the high ankle sprain without any bony injury. These kinds of injuries are rare, but often associated with complications and are frequently misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. The purpose of this article is to provide a clear understanding of clinical tests described in the literature for testing of syndesmotic integrity.
authors: Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. maxjoseph.scheyerer@usz.ch
authors: Max J
authors: MJ
authors: Scheyerer
authors: David L
authors: DL
authors: Helfet
authors: Stephan
authors: S
authors: Wirth
authors: Clément M L
authors: CM
authors: Werner
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D001265:Athletic Injuries; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000175:diagnosis*