Optimal Tightrope Positioning for Adequate Syndesmotic Stabilization in Simulated Syndesmotic Injuries
Placement of the syndesmotic suture button fixation 0.5-1.5 cm of the joint line in medial or posterior orientations provides the most rotationally stable fixation in a cadaveric model. These findings support flexibility in syndesmotic suture button fixation positioning when hardware constraints limit ideal placement.
Authors
- Linda M. McGrady
- Mark A. Goss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8626-3159)
- Jonathan C. Kraus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0787-6254)
- Mei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8352-2477)
- Alex Burton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0136-5354)
Institutions
- Marquette University (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/24730114251342243
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Arthrex