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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 40-B, Issue 2 | Pages 270 - 273
1 May 1958
Mullins JFP Sallis JG

1. Partial diastasis of the tibio-fibular syndesmosis is believed to be common, but it is often overlooked as a cause of recurrent sprains of the ankle.

2. The treatment of recurrent sprains of the ankle by stabilising the inferior tibio-fibular joint with a lag screw is described. The method has been used in seventy-five patients aged between sixteen and sixty-five years. The longest follow-up has been six years.