Fixation of ankle syndesmotic injuries: comparison of tightrope fixation and syndesmotic screw fixation for accuracy of syndesmotic reduction.
Affiliation
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Ireland. drgoharabbas@hotmail.comIssue Date
2012-12MeSH
AdultAged
Ankle Injuries
Bone Screws
Bone Wires
Cohort Studies
Female
Fracture Fixation, Internal
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Fixation of ankle syndesmotic injuries: comparison of tightrope fixation and syndesmotic screw fixation for accuracy of syndesmotic reduction. 2012, 40 (12):2828-35 Am J Sports MedJournal
The American journal of sports medicineDOI
10.1177/0363546512461480PubMed ID
23051785Abstract
Ankle syndesmotic injuries are complex and require anatomic reduction and fixation to restore the normal biomechanics of the ankle joint and prevent long-term complications.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1552-3365ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/0363546512461480