Sports Medicine
Similar malreduction rate, functional outcome between TightRope and syndesmotic screw
Injury. 2015 Jun;46(6):1119-2647 patients with pronation-external rotation, Weber C-type ankle fracture with unstable syndesmosis injury were randomized to either syndesmotic screw fixation or dynamic, suture-button device fixation (TightRope; Arthrex). The purpose of the study was to compare malreduction rates intraoperatively and at 2-year follow-up between fixation methods, as well was clinical and functional outcomes at 1 and 2 years. The results demonstrated no significant difference between groups for any of the evaluated outcome measures.
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