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- Treatement of Diastasis of the Distal Tibiofibular Syndesmosis
- Woo Chun Lee, Han Suk Ko, Cheol Lee, Ki Heon Nam, Kang Hoon Ko, Jong Deuk Rha
- J Korean Soc Fract 2001;14(4):677-684. Published online October 31, 2001
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.2001.14.4.677
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Abstract
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To investigate the indication of transfixation of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Twenty-two patients were surgically treated for diastasis of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis and followed for more than one year. The decision to transfix the syndesmosis was made according to the result of intraoperative stress test.
RESULTS
In patients with bimalleolar fracture, good or excellent clinical results were obtained in all patients, and no widening of the medial clear space and I mm or no widening of the tibiofibular clear space was observed. In patients with deltoid ligament tear, good or excellent results were obtained in five patients, and the medial clear space was widened more than 1mm in three patients and tibiofibular clear space was widened 2mm or more in four patients.
CONCLUSION
We believe that transyndesmotic fixation is not required if anatomical bimalleolar fracture fixation is achieved, and in patients who have deltoid ligament rupture, it may be better to transfix the syndesmosis regardless of the level of fibular fracture.
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- Effects of Fibular Fixation for Interlocking Nailing of Distal Tibiofibular Fractures
- Sang Ho Moon, Phil Hyun Chung, Chung Soo Hwang, Dong Ju Chae, Beom Kim
- J Korean Soc Fract 2000;13(2):296-302. Published online April 30, 2000
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.2000.13.2.296
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: To compare redioiogic results between interlocking intramedullary nail with fibular fixation and nail only for treating distal tibiofibular diaphyseal fractures.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
: From April 1993 to February 1999, 26 distal tibiofibular fractures were antegrade nailed after anatomical reduction and fixation of fibular fractures, and another 61 fractures fixed with nails only. Average age of patients was 41.8 years. These two groups were compared by frequency of malalignment, degree of postoperative angulation, angulation according to comminution, angulation according to fracture configuration. The statistical analysis was evaluated by t-test.
RESULTS
: Fibular fixation group had no malalignment while non-fixations had angulation of 1.2+/-1.1 degree and non-fixation had 3.0+/-2.1. So fixation had lessor angulation than non-fixation significantly(p=0.004). In lateral rediographs, each had 1.3+/- 1.1, 2.8+/-2.3 degree and showed significant difference(p=0.027). In type I and II fractures of Winquist-Hansen classification, fixation group showed lesser degree of angulation in A-P plane significantly(p=0.008) but no significant difference in lateral plane. In type III and IV, no significant difference in both planes. According to configuration of fractures, transverse and spiral fractures showed no significant differences but oblique configurations had significant differences in A-P plane(p=0.002) CONCLUSION : Interlocking intramedullary nail with fibular fixation has the advantage in maintenance of alignment during insertion of nail in distal tibiofibular fractures, especially in Winquist-Hansen classification type I and II and oblique fractures in anteroposterior plane, so it can be a worthy method for the treatment of distal tibiofibular diaphyseal fractures.
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