The Diagnostic Value of MRI for High Ankle Sprains with an Unstable Syndesmosis: Time to Scan Matters

Category: Ankle, Arthroscopy, Sports, Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Early clinical examination combined with MRI following a high ankle sprain allows accurate diagnosis of syndesmosis instability. However, patients often present late, and for chronic injuries clinical assessment is less reliable. The...

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Main Authors: Daniel Marsland MBChB, FRCS, (Tr&Orth), Matthew Randell MBBS, Emma Ballard PhD, Ben Forster MBBS, FRACS, (Orth), Michael Lutz MBBS, FRACS, (Orth)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00295