Abstract
Metal screws are the most widely used in treating syndesmotic injuries; however, failure
and the rigidity of the screws can threaten the success of the treatment and increase
the cost of care. We performed open reduction and internal fixation of a fibula fracture
followed by fixation of the tibiofibular joint with an olive wire and one half of
an external fixator. We present a review of 1 patient treated with this material.
We believe this method to be a physiologic fixation system with the advantage of being
safe, inexpensive, adjustable, and effective; however, further clinical investigation
and comparison to other methods is needed in order to better understand it clinical
utility.
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Publication history
Published online: June 20, 2017
Footnotes
Financial Disclosure: None reported.
Conflict of Interest: None reported.
J.-t. Qu and G.-h. Shi contributed equally to this work.
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