From: Syndesmotic instability can be assessed by measuring the distance between the tibia and the fibula using an ultrasound without stress: a cadaver study
Tibiofibular distance
Ligaments sectioned
(mean ± SD, mm)
P
Intact
5.6 ± 1.2
-
Bassett’s
5.9 ± 1.4
0.991
AITFL
7.3 ± 1.2
0.028*
IOM
8.3 ± 1.0
< 0.001*
Deltoid
8.6 ± 0.9
PITFL
9.6 ± 1.2