ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022
A 10-Year Follow-Up of Ankle Syndesmotic Injuries: Prospective Comparison of Knotless Suture-Button Fixation and Syndesmotic Screw Fixation.
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- Outcomes of suture button fixation versus embrace fixation for syndesmotic injury.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
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- Long-term Clinical Outcomes After Syndesmosis Fixation With K-wires in Ankle Fractures With Syndesmotic Instability.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Surgical Outcomes of Syndesmotic Fixation of Ankle Fractures Using Syndesmotic Screws Versus Suture Button Devices.Cureus · 2024Article
- Comparison of the outcomes of syndesmotic ankle fractures treated with dynamic fixation versus static fixation versus fibular nail: a meta-analysis and systematic review.Annals of joint · 2024Article
- The increased anterior talofibular ligament-posterior talofibular ligament angle on MRI may help evaluate chronic ankle instability.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2023Article
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- "Flexible nature of fixation" in syndesmotic stabilization of the inferior tibiofibular joint affects the radiological reduction outcome.International orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Avoiding the Removal of Syndesmotic Screws after Distal Tibiofibular Diastasis Repair: A Benefit or a Drawback?Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Wireless Suture Button Accessory Sensor for Intra- and Post-Operative Monitoring of Suture Loading in Soft Tissue Reconstruction.Journal of orthopaedic experience & innovationArticle
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Abstract
Background: Acute syndesmosis injury (ASI) is an indication for surgical stabilization if instability is confirmed. In recent years, fixation using the knotless suture-button (SB) device has become increasingly established as an alternative to set screw fixation (SF). This study directly compared the clinical long-term results after prospective randomized inclusion. Materials and Methods: Between 2011 and 2012, 62 patients with ASI were enrolled in a prospective, randomized, and monocentric study. Forty-one patients were available for a 10-year follow-up ((31 males and 10 females), including 21 treated with SB (mean age 44.4 years), and 20 with SF (mean age 47.2 years)). In addition to comparing the demographic data and syndesmosis injury etiology, follow-up assessed the Olerud−Molander Ankle Score (OMAS) and FADI-Score (Foot and Ankle Disability Index Score) with subscales for activities of daily living (ADL) and sports activity. Results: The mean OMAS was 95.98 points (SB: 98.81, SF: 93.00), the mean FADI ADL was 97.58 points (SB: 99.22, SF: 95.86), and the mean FADI Sport was 94.14 points (SB: 97.03, SF: 91.10). None of the measurements differed significantly between the groups (p > 0.05). No clinical suspicion of chronic instability remained in any of the patients, regardless of treatment. Conclusions: The short-term results showed that athletes in particular benefit from SB fixation due to their significantly faster return to sports activities. However, the available long-term results confirm a very good outcome in the clinical scores for both approaches. Chronic syndesmotic insufficiency was not suspected in any of the patients. Level of evidence: I, randomized controlled trial.
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