"The tibiofibular clear space can be measured on an AP or mortise view of the ankle 6. It is measured 1 cm above the tibial plafond. It is described as the horizontal distance between the deepest point of the fibular groove or posterior tibial tubercle and the medial edge of the distal fibula 1-3."
"The mean is 4.6 mm (AP) and 4.3 mm (mortise) 6. In the context of an absence of any tibiofibular overlap (TFO 6 mm has been considered abnormal 1."
"The mean is 4.6 mm (AP) and 4.3 mm (mortise) 6. In the context of an absence of any tibiofibular overlap (TFO 6 mm has been considered abnormal 1."
"Maisonneuve fracture"
Expected headings
"Practical points"
"There is some debate on the value of this measurement in prediction of a syndesmotic injury 1,4. The correlation of the tibiofibular clear space and tibiofibular overlap with the finding of syndesmotic injury in MRI is relatively low 1,5 although there is suggested to be value in the assessment of the reduction 2."