Abstract
▶ Despite being common, syndesmotic injuries are challenging to diagnose and treat. ▶ Anatomic reduction of the ankle syndesmosis is critical for good clinical outcomes. ▶ Intraoperative three-dimensional radiography and direct syndesmotic visualization can improve rates of anatomic reduction. ▶ The so-called gold-standard syndesmotic screw fixation is being brought increasingly into question as new fixation techniques emerge. ▶ Syndesmotic screw removal remains controversial, but may allow spontaneous correction of malreductions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 603-613 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery |
Volume | 96 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2 2014 |