Suture-button versus screw fixation of the syndesmosis: A biomechanical analysis

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-75

  Klitzman, Robert G ^a   Zhao, Heng ^a   Zhang, Li Qun ^a   Strohmeyer, Greg ^a   Vora, Anand ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ankle; Biomechanical; Cadaveric; PER; Syndesmosis; Tightrope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; MEDIAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREW FIXATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUTURE BUTTON FIXATION; SYNDESMOSIS; TIBIA;

ANKLE INJURIES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; SUTURE ANCHORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 73849110903     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2010.0069     Document Type: Article

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