Tibial Fracture as a Complication of the Use of an Elastic Fixation Device in the Syndesmosis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2024.89.2.1790
Keywords: Ankle fracture, elastic syndesmotic fixation, tibial fracture

Abstract

Elastic fixation in syndesmosis injuries is a widely performed procedure with good outcomes. We report a case of a tibial fracture as a complication of the elastic fixation of the syndesmosis, its treatment, and a literature review, in which we have not found reports of this complication.

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Author Biographies

Marcelo Río, Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Clínica Zabala, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Clínica Zabala, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Patricio Salonia, Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Clínica Zabala, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Clínica Zabala, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Duilio Gabas, Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Clínica Zabala, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Clínica Zabala, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Guillermo Gotter, Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Clínica Zabala, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Clínica Zabala, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fernando Barrera Oro, Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Clínica Zabala, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Clínica Zabala, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Enzo Darío Sperone , Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Clínica Zabala, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Orthopedics and Traumatology Service, Clínica Zabala, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Published
2024-04-16
How to Cite
Río, M., Salonia, P., Gabas, D., Gotter, G., Barrera Oro, F., & Sperone , E. D. (2024). Tibial Fracture as a Complication of the Use of an Elastic Fixation Device in the Syndesmosis. Revista De La Asociación Argentina De Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 89(2), 158-163. https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2024.89.2.1790
Issue
Vol 89 No 2 (2024)
Section
Case Presentations
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