syndesmosis in English
noun
1
an immovable joint in which bones are joined by connective tissue (e.g., between the fibula and tibia at the ankle).
In the general sporting population, injury to the lateral ligaments accounts for around 90% of all ankle sprains, with less than 10% involving the syndesmoses or medial ankle or both.
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1. 23 The stability of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis was affected by the depth of fibula incisure of the tibia and the position of fibula in incisure.