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Acute clinical evaluation for syndesmosis injury has high diagnostic value

  • By

  • Thomas P. A. Baltes

  • Omar Al Sayrafi

  • Javier Arnáiz

  • Maryam R. Al-Naimi

  • Celeste Geertsema

  • Liesel Geertsema

  • Louis Holtzhausen

  • Pieter D’Hooghe

  • Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs

  • Johannes L. Tol

  • May 4, 2022

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    Acute ankle sprains commonly involve lateral ligaments, medial ligaments, and syndesmosis ligaments, with complete lateral ligament rupture being most frequent.

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    Syndesmosis injuries are less common and challenging to diagnose, primarily relying on clinical evaluation in acute settings.

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    Recent studies show that tenderness of the anterior syndesmosis has high sensitivity, while the squeeze test has high specificity for diagnosing syndesmosis injuries.

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    The study aims to assess the diagnostic value of injury history, clinical findings, and syndesmosis tests for detecting syndesmotic involvement in athletes.

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    MRI serves as a reference standard for diagnosing syndesmosis injuries, demonstrating high sensitivity and specificity for anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament injuries.

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Acute clinical evaluation for syndesmosis injury has high diagnostic value

  • by Thomas P. A. Baltes, Omar Al Sayrafi, Javier Arnáiz, Maryam R. Al-Naimi, Celeste Geertsema, Liesel Geertsema, Louis Holtzhausen, Pieter D’Hooghe, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs, Johannes L. Tol

  • May 4, 2022

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