syndesmosis
noun
syn·des·mo·sis
ˌsin-ˌdez-ˈmō-səs 
-ˌdes-
-ˌdes-
plural syndesmoses
ˌsin-ˌdez-ˈmō-ˌsēz
-ˌdes-
: an articulation in which the contiguous surfaces of the bones are rough and are bound together by a ligament
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Two games into a season after reclaiming his career by starring in a background role with the Warriors, Chriss endured a right syndesmosis ankle injury with a fibular fracture.
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Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, 25 Jan. 2021
Black landed a bit short on her vault at the final all-around event at the world championships in Stuttgart, Germany, and reportedly ruptured both the anterior talofibular and syndesmosis ligaments.
—Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2020
Szatkowski: High ankle spraining (has to do with) syndesmosis ligaments around the ankle. ... Football players and other athletes, soccer players, tend to injure these ligaments around the ankle.
—Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2019
Allowing for normal motion is what gets a patient back sooner versus having his syndesmosis (the joint between the tibia and fibula) fixed with screws, which are obviously metal and very rigid.
—Matt Zenitz | Mzenitz@al.com, al, 6 Nov. 2019
High ankle sprains involve damage to a complex of ligaments located above the ankle joint known as the syndesmosis.
—Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 9 Aug. 2019
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Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, 25 Jan. 2021
Black landed a bit short on her vault at the final all-around event at the world championships in Stuttgart, Germany, and reportedly ruptured both the anterior talofibular and syndesmosis ligaments.
—Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2020
Szatkowski: High ankle spraining (has to do with) syndesmosis ligaments around the ankle. ... Football players and other athletes, soccer players, tend to injure these ligaments around the ankle.
—Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2019
Allowing for normal motion is what gets a patient back sooner versus having his syndesmosis (the joint between the tibia and fibula) fixed with screws, which are obviously metal and very rigid.
—Matt Zenitz | Mzenitz@al.com, al, 6 Nov. 2019
High ankle sprains involve damage to a complex of ligaments located above the ankle joint known as the syndesmosis.
—Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 9 Aug. 2019
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syndesmosis
noun
syn·des·mo·sis
ˌsin-ˌdez-ˈmō-səs
-ˌdes-
-ˌdes-
plural syndesmoses
-ˌsēz
: an articulation in which the contiguous surfaces of the bones are rough and are bound together by a ligament
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