Close's 1956 cadaveric study asks a deceptively simple question: what actually has to tear before the ankle mortise visibly widens on X-ray? Using progressive ligament sectioning in 10 fresh specimens and an illustrated clinical case series, he maps the relationship between specific ligamentous injuries and radiographic diastasis.
Close's 1956 cadaveric study asks a deceptively simple question: what actually has to tear before the ankle mortise visibly widens on X-ray? Using progressive ligament sectioning in 10 fresh specimens and an illustrated clinical case series, he maps the relationship between specific ligamentous injuries and radiographic diastasis.