Explainer, "Michelle Tsai incorrectly used the term syndesmosis as a synonym for" high ankle sprain. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Slate Magazine] Reference

Delport sustained a 'syndesmosis' injury to his left ankle during the Boks 'match against Zimbabwe on Day 1 of the George event.    From Wordnik.com.  [News24 Top Stories] Reference

With Owens, after his deltoid tore, the syndesmosis did, too, and the fibula fractured.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - T.O.ld you so: Owens returns] Reference

But Myerson attached the plate and screws to the tibia and fibula to keep the space between them stable so the syndesmosis injury can heal.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - T.O.ld you so: Owens returns] Reference

The first form is termed a symphysis (Fig. 298), the second a syndesmosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [III. Syndesmology. 3. Classification of Joints] Reference

Tibiofibular syndesmosis (syndesmosis tibiofibularis; inferior tibiofibular articulation).    From Wordnik.com.  [III. Syndesmology. 7c. Articulations between the Tibia and Fibula] Reference

Salvi has recovered from a syndesmosis injury in his left ankle and will start from the bench.    From Wordnik.com.  [Planet Rugby News - Rugby Union News] Reference

His troubles continued on the mid-year development tour of France where he suffered ankle syndesmosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Canberra Times] Reference

Manly co-captain Lyon has syndesmosis, or a partial ligament tear, in his right ankle and will be sidelined for 2-3 weeks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

It is continuous below with the interosseous ligament of the tibiofibular syndesmosis, and presents numerous perforations for the passage of small vessels.    From Wordnik.com.  [III. Syndesmology. 7c. Articulations between the Tibia and Fibula] Reference

—This syndesmosis is formed by the rough, convex surface of the medial side of the lower end of the fibula, and a rough concave surface on the lateral side of the tibia.    From Wordnik.com.  [III. Syndesmology. 7c. Articulations between the Tibia and Fibula] Reference

Barnes rolled his ankle at training yesterday, with an MRI scan late Friday subsequently revealing that he has suffered a tear of the syndesmosis ligaments in his left ankle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

The ligaments may consequently be subdivided into three sets: (1) those of the Tibiofibular articulation; (2) the interosseous membrane; (3) those of the Tibiofibular syndesmosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [III. Syndesmology. 7c. Articulations between the Tibia and Fibula] Reference

Barnes was named Wallabies vice-captain for last year's spring tour but never played a game after suffering syndesmosis in the lead-up to the Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand in Tokyo.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines] Reference

—The anterior ligament of the lateral malleolus (Fig. 355) is a flat, triangular band of fibers, broader below than above, which extends obliquely downward and lateralward between the adjacent margins of the tibia and fibula, on the front aspect of the syndesmosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [III. Syndesmology. 7c. Articulations between the Tibia and Fibula] Reference

The Perforating Branch (ramus perforans; anterior peroneal artery) pierces the interosseous membrane, about 5 cm. above the lateral malleolus, to reach the front of the leg, where it anastomoses with the anterior lateral malleolar; it then passes down in front of the tibiofibular syndesmosis, gives branches to the tarsus, and anastomoses with the lateral tarsal.    From Wordnik.com.  [VI. The Arteries. 1F. The Posterior Tibial Artery] Reference

"If it's syndesmosis, that's more sinister.".    From Wordnik.com. Reference