Abstract Treatment of athletes with ligamentous injuries of the tibiofibular syndesmosis can
be problematic. The paucity of historic data on this topic has resulted in a lack of clear …

The tibiofibular syndesmosis is a fibrous joint essential for ankle stability, whence the
classical comparison with a mortise. Syndesmosis lesions are quite frequent in ankle …

A finite element (FE) model of the foot and leg was developed to improve understanding of
injury mechanisms of the ankle and subtalar joints during vehicle collisions and to aid in the …

Background: Biomechanical studies have shown that synthetic turf surfaces do not release
cleats as readily as natural turf, and it has been hypothesized that concomitant increased …

Traumatic injuries to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis commonly result from high-energy
ankle injuries. They can occur as isolated ligamentous injuries and can be associated with …

The syndesmosis is important for ankle stability and load transmission and is commonly
injured in association with ankle sprains and fractures. Syndesmotic disruption is associated …

The biomechanics of ankle injury have been studied extensively, primarily through
mechanical testing of human cadavers. Cadaveric testing is an invaluable methodology in …

Background: The diagnosis of subtle injuries to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis remains
elusive. Conventional radiographs miss a large subset of injuries that present without frank …

Recent studies, using two different manners of foot constraint, potted and taped, document
altered failure characteristics in the human cadaver ankle under controlled external rotation …

Background: Forced external rotation of the foot is a mechanism of ankle injuries. Clinical
observations include combinations of ligament and osseous injuries, with unclear links …