No difference in functional and radiographic results 8.4 years after quadricortical compared with tricortical syndesmosis fixation in ankle fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-23

  Wikerøy, Annette K B ^a   Høiness, Per R ^b   Andreassen, Geir S ^a   Hellund, Johan C ^a   Madsen, Jan Erik ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Ankle injury; Ankle instability; Function; Long time follow up; Quadricortical; Screw fixation; Syndesmosis; Syndesmotic screw; Synostosis; Tricortical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICORTICAL SYNDESMOTIC SCREW FIXATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNOSTOSIS; TRICORTICAL SYNDESMOTIC SCREW FIXATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; X RAY FILM;

EID: 75149164403     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181bedca1     Document Type: Article

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