Comparison of Time-dependent Changes in Syndesmotic Reduction Between Suture-button and Screw Fixation for Ankle Malleolar Fractures with Tibiofibular Diastasis

Category: Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Reduction of the tibiofibular syndesmosis is one of the most important factors that affect the clinical outcome after ankle malleolar fractures with syndesmotic diastasis. Recent studies have shown that suture-button fixation can yield better syndesmotic reduct...

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Main Authors: Seiji Kimura MD, Satoshi Yamaguchi MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00293