title: [Development of a New Type Elastic Syndesmosis Hook Plate].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To design a kind of internal fixation device to treat the syndesmosis injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  The elastic syndesmosis hook plate is made of medical stainless steel alloy, which is consisted of locking or common screw fixing hole of the tibial side for the head, tridentate fork like arc anatomical fibula side plate for the tail and serpentine elastic connecting body. By reduction of the joint of the lower tibia and fibula, the steel plate tail is fixed at the side of the fibula and the head is fixed at the side of the tibia for fixing the symphysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The design of elastic syndesmosis hook plate is reasonable, and the operation is convenient. There is no need to penetrate the substantia ossea and the plate has elastic micro-movement feature, the problem of internal fixation breakage and loosening is avoid in huge degree, so it is safe and reliable.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The elastic syndesmosis hook plate is a new type medical apparatus of internal fixation of the symphysis, which is worthy of clinical popularization and application.
authors.forename: Qingjun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jianyun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Wenliang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Linxin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Zhenqi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005360:Fibula; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013977:Tibia
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel