Functional and Radiographic Outcomes after the Removal of Suture-Button Fixation Device in the Treatment of Syndesmosis Diastasis

Category: Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Suture-button fixation device (TightRope, Arthrex, Naples, Florida) is devised to obviate the need for second operation for removal in the treatment of syndesmosis diastasis, but considerable removal rate has been reported. Nevertheless, functional and radiogra...

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Main Authors: Jae Young Kim MD, Jaeho Cho MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00247