Syndesmotic fixation with suture button technique may allow for early weight-bearing in rotational ankle fractures. The early weight-bearing group had improved dorsiflexion with no difference in ...

In general, the side of the ankle subject to compression ... With fractures that include rupture of the syndesmotic ligaments, trans-syndesmotic fixation is usually unnecessary if the medial ...

A fibrous joint between the tibia and fibula that contributes to the stability of the ankle. Suture-button Fixation: A surgical technique using a flexible device to stabilise syndesmotic injuries ...

which is a primary complication following these types of ankle fractures.” Surgeon Designer Lauren Geaney, MD, commented, “R3FLEX is an exciting solution to syndesmotic fixation: providing ...

Medical device company Paragon 28 has launched the R3FLEX stabilisation system, aimed at providing an anatomical repair solution for ankle syndesmotic ... contrast to other fixation products ...

Syndesmotic fixation is also achievable through the nail ... The Phantom Fibula Nail System expands Paragon 28’s innovative foot and ankle fracture portfolio, which includes various systems ...

Use of a fibula nail for the treatment of ankle fractures has been shown ... for optimal stability in the fibula. Additionally, syndesmotic fixation can be achieved through the nail with one ...

Syndesmotic fixation is usually unnecessary if the malleolar ... should result in full congruency of the ankle mortise and a level joint line. Trimalleolar fractures, especially when they involve ...

Figure 1: R3FLEX™ Stabilization System and Gorilla® Ankle Fracture Plating System used to treat an ankle fracture with syndesmotic ... Screws and other flexible fixation products may require ...