A prospective, randomised trial comparing the use of absorbable and metallic screws in the fixation of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis injuries: Mid-term follow-up

Bone and Joint Journal

Volumn 96 B, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 548-554

  Sun, H ^a   Luo, C F ^a   Zhong, B ^a   Shi, H P ^a   Zhang, C Q ^a   Zeng, B F ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYLEVOLACTIC ACID; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOABSORBABLE SCREW; BONE SCREW; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL TIBIOFIBULAR SYNDESMOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; METALLIC SCREW; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY; BIOABSORBABLE; POLYLEVOLACTIC ACID; DISTAL TIBIOFIBULAR SYNDESMOSIS;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURES; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898443545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20494408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.96B4.32171     Document Type: Article

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