Ankle Syndesmotic Injury Repair with Tightrope

Journal of Case Reports

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Shriram Krishnamoorthy¹  AB Govindaraj¹  Vivek AN²  Vijay Kumar¹  Anand M² 

[1] Department of Orthopaedics,MGM Health Care;Fortis Malar Hospita Chennai

关键词: Ankle Fractures;    Ankle Injuries;    Ankle Joint;    Bone Screws;    Female.;   

DOI  :  10.17659/01.2019.0020

学科分类：生理学

来源: Journal of Case Reports

【 摘 要 】

Background: Syndesmotic injury of ankle is relatively uncommon and commonly missed injury. Failure to stabilise this injury results in early arthritis. Traditionally it is being treated with screw but now tightrope is a biomechanically stable alternative. Case Report: A 60 year old female presented with ankle fracture associated with syndesmotic injury. She was operated for ankle fracture and simultaneously tightrope was used to stabilise the syndesmosis. She was allowed weight bearing mobilisation and didn’t experience implant related symptoms. Conclusion: Syndesmotic tightrope is an ideal alternative for syndesmotic screw used to stabilise these injury, as it offers early weight bearing mobilisation, anatomical reduction and avoiding second surgery for screw removal.

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