Ankle syndesmosis injuries treated with the TightRope™ suture-button kit

Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-53

  Thornes, Brian ^a,b   McCartan, Damien ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b 71 the Phoenix Riverpark ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ankle; Fibula; Fracture; Implant; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE SYNDESMOSIS INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; FIBULA FRACTURE; FOOTBALL; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33746612042     PISSN: 15360644     EISSN: 15381943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132587-200603000-00010     Document Type: Review

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