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OTA 2019: Tightrope & screw fixation result in different pattern of diastasis in syndesmosis injury
December 2019
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Syndesmotic injuries can be fixed using suture button (Tightrope) or screw fixation. Another abstract presented at OTA 2019 revealed better five-year results with suture button fixation. This study performed a pre-planned subgroup analysis of randomized controlled trial. 42 patients were included, and contralateral ankles served as controls. Overall, Tightrope fixation resulted in greater diastasi...
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