Is Load Application Necessary When Using CT Scans to Diagnose Syndesmotic Injuries? A Cadaver Study

Category: Ankle, Trauma, Imaging Introduction/Purpose: Injury to the distal tibio-fibular syndesmosis is common and appears in up to 20% of patients with an ankle sprain or ankle fracture. While pronounced injuries can be reliably diagnosed using conventional radiographs, assessment of subtle syndes...

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Main Authors: Alexej Barg MD, Maxwell W. Weinberg BS, Nathan P. Davidson BS, Beat Hintermann MD, Charles L. Saltzman MD, Nicola Krähenbühl MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00011