Diagnosis of tibiofibular syndesmosis instability in Weber type B malleolar fractures

The Journal of International Medical Research
Qiang HuangXiangyang Xu

Abstract

This study was performed to analyze the clinical value of X-ray, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations for the diagnosis of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis injuries in Weber type B ankle fractures with reference to the ankle arthroscopic findings. This retrospective clinical study involved 52 patients with type B ankle fractures from August 2014 to January 2018. We analyzed the patients' preoperative imaging data and judged the stability of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis using X-ray, CT, and MRI examinations. We also evaluated the syndesmosis stability with arthroscopy both statically and dynamically. With the arthroscopic findings as the standard, the sensitivity of X-ray for diagnosing syndesmosis instability was 52.8%, the specificity was 100%, and the diagnostic efficiency was 67.3%. The sensitivity of CT for diagnosing syndesmosis instability was 77.8%, the specificity was 100%, and the diagnostic efficiency was 84.6%. The sensitivity of MRI for diagnosing syndesmosis instability was 100%, the specificity was 81.3%, and the diagnostic efficiency was 94.2%. This study suggests that an arthroscopic examination may be recommended when the X-ray or CT features are different from the M...Continue Reading

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