Altered syndesmotic alignment and constraint have ... the acceptable tolerances are thought to be small. Syndesmosis anatomy is principally comprised of the distal tibia incisura, lateral ...

KOLOA, Hawaii — When performing syndesmotic fixation of complex ankle injuries, surgeons need to look out for any issues, which may occur even among simple ankle injuries, according to a ...

Figure 1: R3FLEX™ Stabilization System and Gorilla® Ankle Fracture Plating System used to treat an ankle fracture with syndesmotic ... tissue to a more natural anatomy, helping to mitigate ...

Background Isolated syndesmotic injuries are reported to comprise 1–11% of all ankle sprains. This number may increase to more than 40% in those involved in high contact and collision sports. These ...

Upon determination of syndesmotic instability ... novel solutions designed specifically to treat injuries to the highly complex syndesmosis.” Surgeon Designer Mark Davies, MD, commented ...

The Paragon 28® Gorilla® Breakaway Screw System was designed to offer surgeons an improved design over traditional screws when used for syndesmotic ... in patient anatomy and to accommodate ...

The design and functionality of the device allows surgeons to restore patients’ soft tissue to a more natural anatomy ... System is the crown jewel of our syndesmotic injury repair portfolio ...