Injury mechanism affects the stability of suture-button syndesmosis fixation

Abstract Background Ankle syndesmosis injury is a common condition, and the injury mechanism can be sorted into pure syndesmosis injury, Weber-B, and Weber-C type fractures. This study aims to evaluate the treatment outcomes and stability of suture-button fixation for syndesmosis injury with differe...

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Main Authors: Kuan-Hao Chen, Chih-Hwa Chen, Yu-min Huang, Hsieh-Hsing Lee, Yang-Hwei Tsuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-020-02141-3