Deltoid Ligament Augmentation Replacing Syndesmotic Fixation for the Treatment of Ankle Fracture With Syndesmotic Instability and Deltoid Ligament Rupture: A Cadaveric Study
Compared with syndesmotic fixation, DL augmentation has better resistance to medial malleolar space widening under both external rotation and eversion forces and can restore the tibiofibular space to a certain extent. These results suggest that DL augmentation alone is a potential alternative to syndesmotic fixation for Weber-type C ankle fractures from a biomechanical point of view.
Authors
- Yan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8193-6729)
- Ting Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6213-2496)
- Jun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7511-5553)
- Weiguang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5055-4907)
- Sun Zhijian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6545-6453)
- Fei Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1274-6585)
- H.-S. Yong
- Li Changrun
- Liu Huaicun
- Ding Huiru
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Beijing Jishuitan Hospital (CN)
- Institute of Mechanics (CN)
- Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/os.70219
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00