The most common type of syndesmosis injury is called a high ankle sprain. A high ankle sprain simply refers to damage to the ...

A high ankle sprain is different from a common ankle sprain. It usually occurs when the foot inverts (points downwards) and twists, causing a stretch of the syndesmotic ligaments, which connect the ...

A displaced fracture of only one malleolus must be accompanied by ligamentous injury of either the deltoid or syndesmotic ligaments, or both. When there is only one break in the ring of the ankle ...