Distal tibiofibular syndesmosis

Last revised by David Luong ◉ on 19 Feb 2023

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Citation:

Jarvis M, Luong D, Hng J, et al. Distal tibiofibular syndesmosis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 02 Oct 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-35452

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-35452

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/35452

rID:

35452

Article created:

7 Apr 2015, Matthew Jarvis

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Last revised:

19 Feb 2023, David Luong ◉

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Revisions:

19 times, by 12 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Anatomy

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refs, cases

Synonyms:

Distal tibiofibular joint
Tibiofibular syndesmosis

The tibiofibular syndesmosis is a complex fibrous joint composed of multiple ligaments and a broad fibrous interosseous membrane that spans between the tibia and fibula throughout the length of both bones. It is an important structure for ankle stability ¹.

Gross anatomy

The distal osseous part of this syndesmotic joint includes the following four components:

Related pathology

distal tibiofibular syndesmotic injury: ~5% (range 1-11%) of all ankle injuries involve the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis, which may lead to chronic instability and pain
Weber ankle fractures: syndesmotic injuries occur in approximately 50% of Weber B fractures, and in all of Weber C fractures. It does not occur in Weber A fractures as the fracture is below the level of the tibiofibular syndesmosis ¹
Maisonneuve Fracture