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Review
. 2006 Sep;11(3):639-57.
doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2006.07.006.

Acute and chronic syndesmosis injuries: pathomechanisms, diagnosis and management

Norman Espinosa  1 , Jonathan P Smerek, Mark S Myerson
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Review

Acute and chronic syndesmosis injuries: pathomechanisms, diagnosis and management

Norman Espinosa et al. Foot Ankle Clin. 2006 Sep.

Abstract

Both acute and chronic syndesmotic injuries can lead to significant morbidity. The key to management of acute injuries is anatomic reduction of the fibula and the syndesmosis. A high index of suspicion for syndesmotic injuries will allow the surgeon to avoid the difficult reconstruction options for chronic diastasis.

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