Injuries to the ankle syndesmosis.
➤ Despite being common, syndesmotic injuries are challenging to diagnose and treat.➤ Anatomic reduction of the ankle syndesmosis is critical for good clinical outcomes.➤ Intraoperative three-dimensional radiography and direct syndesmotic visualization can improve rates of anatomic reduction.➤ The so-called gold-standard syndesmotic screw fixation is being brought increasingly into question as new fixation techniques emerge.➤ Syndesmotic screw removal remains controversial, but may allow spontaneous correction of malreductions.
University of Minnesota-Regions Hospital, 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101. E-mail address for T.J. Van Heest: tyler.j.vanheest@gmail.com. E-mail address for P.M. Lafferty: paul.m.lafferty@healthpartners.com.
Tyler J
TJ
Van Heest
University of Minnesota-Regions Hospital, 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101. E-mail address for T.J. Van Heest: tyler.j.vanheest@gmail.com. E-mail address for P.M. Lafferty: paul.m.lafferty@healthpartners.com.
Paul M
PM
Lafferty
D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D001863:Bone Screws; D020878:Device Removal; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D057072:Intra-Articular Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome