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Table 3 Tibiofibular distances under inversion stress

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

5.9 ± 1.0

-

Bassett’s

6.4 ± 1.5

0.827

AITFL

7.5 ± 1.4

0.031*

IOM

8.9 ± 1.0

 < 0.001*

Deltoid

8.7 ± 0.8

 < 0.001*

PITFL

9.6 ± 1.2

 < 0.001*

  1. AITFL anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament, IOM interosseous membrane, PITFL posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament, SD standard deviation
  2. *Significant difference compared with the intact model (P < 0.05)
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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