Technique tip: a revised method of the Cotton test for intra-operative evaluation of syndesmotic injuries.
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Abstract
The Cotton test assists the orthopaedic surgeon in the intra-operative evaluation of potential incompetence of the ankle syndesmosis. A variation of this test is proposed that simplifies this test, while providing a direct distraction force to the syndesmotic ligamentous complex.
Medical subject headings
- Ankle Injuries
- Ankle Joint
- Ligaments, Articular
Anatomy
- ankle
- tibia