Purpose: The purpose of this study is the biomechanical investigation rotation, stress and deformation caused in talus, under a specific load, by various fixation methods ankle which has supination external rotation (SER) injury deltoid rupture.
 Method: Ankle healthy individual was analyzed with help package program based on finite elements method (FEM). Then, SER model created. Lateral m...

OBJECTIVES Overlap between the distal tibia and fibula has always been quoted to be positive. If the value is not positive then an injury to the syndesmosis is thought to exist. Our null hypothesis is that it is a normal variant in the adult population. METHODS We looked at axial CT scans of the ankle in 325 patients for the presence of overlap between the distal tibia and fibula. Where we th...

Injuries of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis are commonly overlooked or mismanaged, and chronic instability is a debilitating condition leading to premature joint degeneration. Several methods of treatment have been described, mainly screw fixation, arthrodesis, or ligament reconstruction. Most clinical evidence is limited to case series, mainly screw fixation, and there is a general paucity...

BACKGROUND The present paper is based on a survey distributed among the participants of the 3rd Congress of the Polish Foot and Ankle Society in Jastarnia on April 22-24, 2010. MATERIAL AND METHODS A clinical description and imaging data of a hypothetical patient with a typical ankle fracture were used to identify current methods of diagnosis and treatment of such injuries in Poland. The part...

D iagnosis and treatment of syndesmotic injuries, whether associated with malleolar ankle fractures, Maisonneuve fractures or purely ligamentous injuries, has been extensively researched. There has been increasing interest as more recent studies have demonstrated a relatively high rate of syndesmotic malreduction and resultant morbidity after surgical fixation. These studies suggest the need fo...