Differences in gait analysis and clinical outcome after TightRope® or screw fixation in acute syndesmosis rupture: study protocol for a prospective randomized pilot study

Abstract Background Ankle sprains and fractures are most common injuries in orthopedic and trauma surgery. The concurrent occurrence of syndesmosis ruptures in these injuries represents a more complex problem, as they often remain undetected. A proper and accurate treatment of injuries of the syndes...

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Main Authors: Julian Doll, Stefan Waizenegger, Thomas Bruckner, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Sebastian I. Wolf, Christian Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04550-5