ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2026
The Ankle-GO™ score predicts return to sport after surgically treated unstable syndesmotic injuries.
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Purpose: Objective return to sport (RTS) criteria following syndesmotic stabilization are limited. The purpose of this study was to explore the discriminative and predictive ability of the Ankle-GO™ score for RTS status following syndesmotic stabilization. Methods: At 3 and 6 months postoperatively, 50 patients were assessed using the Ankle-GO Results: At 6 months, 80% of patients (40) RTS, with 58% of these (29 patients) at their pre-injury level. The median Ankle-GO™ score increased significantly from 13 points (interquartile range [IQR], 10.0-16.0) at 3 months to 19 points (IQR, 16.0-22.0) at 6 months ( Conclusion: The Ankle-GO™ demonstrated promising discriminative and predictive ability for assessing RTS status after syndesmotic stabilization. Further studies are needed to confirm these results and the ability of this tool to identify patients who will suffer recurrence. Level of Evidence: Level II, prospective cohort study.
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