title: Does position of syndesmotic screw affect functional and radiological outcome in ankle fractures?
abstract: The optimum level of syndesmotic screw used in ankle fractures with a tibiofibular diastasis is not clear in the literature. In a retrospective cohort study, we evaluated the clinical and radiological outcomes in two groups of patients-those who had a syndesmotic screw placed through the syndesmosis itself (transsyndesmotic, 17 patients) and those who had a syndesmotic screw placed just above the syndesmosis (suprasyndesmotic, 19 patients). The study suggests that the two groups do not differ significantly in terms of clinical and radiological outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby road, Hull HU3 2JZ, UK. emailsankuk@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kukreti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faraj
authors.forename: J N V
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Miles
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D001863:Bone Screws; D005360:Fibula / Q000503:physiopathology; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013580:Synostosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013977:Tibia / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome