Acute distal tibiofibular syndesmosis injury: A systematic review of suture-button versus syndesmotic screw repair

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1199-1206

  Schepers, Tim ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISTAL TIBIOGIBULAR SYNDESMOSIS INJURY; ANKLE FRACTURE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SYNOSTOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANKLE INJURIES; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE SCREWS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIBIA;

EID: 84863777865     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-012-1500-2     Document Type: Review

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