Protected immediate weight-bearing is safe after fixation of ankle fractures with syndesmosis injury fixed with position screw. A retrospective case-series study.

Background: About 10% of ankle fractures are located above the syndesmosis, which causes injury to the ligament structure of the syndesmosis. There is no consensus regarding when to allow weight-bearing on the operated limb of patients who suffered ankle fractures requiring intraoperative fixation.

Objective: The aim of this study is the evaluation of radiographic parameters of syndesmosis reduction and fixation in patients with ankle fracture who underwent immediate protected weight-bearing (use of walking-boot and crutches).