TY - CHAP
T1 - Minimally invasive management of syndesmotic injuries
AU - Buchmann, Stefan
AU - Longo, Umile Giuseppe
AU - Imhoff, Andreas B.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Ankle sprains are one of the most common foot injuries, and the severity and degree of these injuries vary greatly.18 Their complexity remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.11 Syndesmotic injuries occur less often in the general and sport populations when compared with lateral ankle sprains, with a reported incidence from 1% to 11% of all ankle injuries.21 They usually require a longer recovery period than lateral ankle sprains.21 Though the injury of the syndesmosis is the most important predictive factor for chronic ankle dysfunction 6 months after ankle sprains,14,19 diagnostic protocols, which include physical examination, radiographs, stress examinations and MRI, do not completely quantify the extent of ligament damage.13
AB - Ankle sprains are one of the most common foot injuries, and the severity and degree of these injuries vary greatly.18 Their complexity remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.11 Syndesmotic injuries occur less often in the general and sport populations when compared with lateral ankle sprains, with a reported incidence from 1% to 11% of all ankle injuries.21 They usually require a longer recovery period than lateral ankle sprains.21 Though the injury of the syndesmosis is the most important predictive factor for chronic ankle dysfunction 6 months after ankle sprains,14,19 diagnostic protocols, which include physical examination, radiographs, stress examinations and MRI, do not completely quantify the extent of ligament damage.13
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-84996-417-3_30
DO - 10.1007/978-1-84996-417-3_30
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84892828829
SN - 9781849964166
SP - 397
EP - 406
BT - Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Foot and Ankle
PB - Springer London
ER -