A systematic review on how to diagnose deltoid ligament injuries-are we missing a uniform standard?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Up to now, there is no convincing evidence, that surgical treatment of deltoid ligament injuries, especially in the setting of ankle fractures, does result in improved outcome. One reason could be a missing diagnostic standard. The aim of the current systematic review was to analyze the applied diagnostic strategies for acute deltoid ligament injuries in outcome studies.

Methods

MEDLINE, Scopus, Central, and EMBASE were searched through February 2022 for any original studies addressing diagnostics of acute deltoid injuries. The study was conducted per the PRISMA guidelines. The inclusion criteria were formed according to the PICOS criteria. The data assessed were study type, level of evidence, included fractures, time point and method of diagnosing deltoid ligamen

SUBMITTER: Schrempf J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11450994 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature