Isolated Syndesmotic Fixation is Associated with Increased Risk of Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty Operations Compared to Nonoperatively Managed Syndesmotic Injury: A Propensity-Scored Analysis

Category: Trauma; Sports Introduction/Purpose: Disruption of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis can occur concomitantly with ankle fracture or as an isolated soft tissue injury. Although syndesmotic fixation is effective in providing stability to the distal tibiofibular joint, biomechanical studies...

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Main Authors: Sean Sequeira MD, Heath P. Gould MD, Walter C. Hembree MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2024-12-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011424S00344
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