Treatment of syndesmotic disruptions with the Arthrex Tightrope™: A report of 25 cases

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 773-780

  Cottom, James M ^a,b   Hyer, Christopher F ^a   Philbin, Terrence M ^a   Beriet, Gregory C ^a  

^a Sarasota Orthopedic Associates ^*

^b Sarasota Orthopedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; AOFAS SCORING; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SYNDESMOTIC INJURY; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIA;

EID: 48349098339     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2008.0773     Document Type: Article

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