Avoiding suture knot prominence with suture button along distal fibula: Technical tip

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 908-909

  Hodgson, Paul ^a   Thomas, Rhys ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ankle syndesmosis; Athrex TightRope; Distal fibula; Suture knot; TightRope

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; FIBULA; HUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURE KNOT PROMINENCE; SUTURING METHOD; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANKLE INJURIES; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 80052346375     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2011.0908     Document Type: Article

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