A Cadaveric Study: Does Ankle Positioning Affect the Quality of Anatomic Syndesmosis Reduction?
Arun AnejaMark R NazalJarod T GriffinJeffrey A FosterMaaz MuhammadCarlos R Sierra-ArceWyatt G S SouthallRobert Kaspar WagnerThuan V LyArjun SrinathPublished in: Journal of orthopaedic trauma (2024)
Reducing the syndesmosis with the ankle in maximal dorsiflexion may lead to malreduction with external rotation of the fibula. There was no statistically significant difference in reduction quality with the ankle placed in neutral plantarflexion compared with baseline. Future studies should assess the clinical implications of ankle positioning during syndesmotic fixation.