Researchers of this study found patients with syndesmotic injuries who underwent surgery for Weber B supination-external rotation 4 ankle fractures had slightly worse outcomes than fracture patients without these injuries. Jody Litrenta, M.D., and colleagues prospectively obtained data from a previous multicenter randomized trial of 242 patients with this fracture type. According to the study, investigators found 81 patients had syndesmotic instability, which was intraoperatively confirmed after fibula fixation.
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Syndesmotic injuries linked with slightly poorer results in patients with Weber B ankle fractures