title: [Treatment of syndesmosis diastasis with shape memory staple fixation in ankle fractures].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore operative method in the treatment of syndesmosis injury of ankle fractures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-four patients with ankle fractures and syndesmosis diastasis were treated with shape memory fracture staples, including 10 males and 14 females ranging in age from 19 to 71 years, with an average of 43 years. All patients were diagnosised with history, body examination and image data and were operated according to classification of Lauge-Hansen.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients were followed up from 6 to 28 months with an average of 16 months, and all fractures healed, with a mean time 9.2 (8 to 14) weeks. Only one case had radiological and clinical manifestations of traumatic arthritis, but no breakage of shape memory fracture staple in all cases. Sixteen patients got excellent results, good in 5, fair in 2, poor in 1.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Shape memory staple fixation for the treatment of syndesmosis diastasis in ankle fractures not only can perseve the physical motion of ankles, but also be remove earlier before weight bearing.
authors: Pan-Feng
authors: PF
authors: Wang
authors: Shuo-Gui
authors: SG
authors: Xu
authors: Meng
authors: M
authors: Zhang
authors: Chun-Cai
authors: CC
authors: Zhang
authors: Qing-Ge
authors: QG
authors: Fu
authors: Xin-Wei
authors: XW
authors: Liu
authors: Yun-Tong
authors: YT
authors: Zhang
authors: Yang
authors: Y
authors: Tang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D064386:Ankle Fractures; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult