Ankle fracture with syndesmotic injury treated by screw fixation: a prospective study on clinical and radiographic outcomes
(1) Dynamic changes in syndesmotic reduction were observed at various time points within one year post-surgery. Removal of the syndesmotic screw improved syndesmotic reduction to some extent; however, re-diastasis may occur after weight-bearing. (2) Syndesmotic malreduction following screw removal was associated with poorer ankle functional outcomes.
Authors
- Shuang Ni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5162-5156)
- Ran Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7351-5134)
- Xiang Wang
- Xiaodong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3771-6286)
- Pengcheng Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3277-4978)
- Xiaoqing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7476-8889)
- Qinghua Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6091-4697)
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Surgery
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1689228
- Primary Topic
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities