Abstract
To compare the clinical effectiveness for Tight rope fixation and traditional screw fixation in treating injury of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis in ankle fractures. A retrospective study was carried out in patients with injury of distal syndesmosis in ankle fractures who received 2 surgical operations(observation group: 33 cases with Tight rope fixation; control group: 35 cases with traditional screw fixation) from May 2014 to February 2016. There were 18 males and 15 females, aged from 20 to 55 years old with an average of(32.4±5.2) years old in observation group; of them, 19 cases were caused by traffic accidents, 10 by sprain, and 4 by falling; according to Lauge-Hansen typing of ankle fractures, all of the 33 cases were pronation-extorsion fracture, 12 cases were III degree and 21 cases were IV degree. There were 19 males and 16 females, aged from 21 to 54 years old with an average of (32.8±5.5) years old in control group; of them, 20 cases were caused by traffic accidents, 11 by sprain, 4 by falling; according to Lauge-Hansen typing of ankle fractures, 1 case was with pronation-outreach, 34 cases with pronation-extorsion, 13 cases were III degree and 21 cases were IV degree. Fixation time and complication were compared between two groups and AOFAS scores were observed in two groups 3 and 6 months after the operation as well as final follow-up. All the patients were followed up from 8 to 24 months with an average of (16.3±3.8) months. Fixation time of observation group and control group were (10.1±2.8) min and (9.5±2.3) min(P>0.05) respectively. There were significant difference in complication and AOFAS of 3, 6 months postoperatively between two groups(P<0.05). In observation group, 23 case got excellent result, 9 good, 1 fair; and in control group, 18 cases got excellent results, 12 good, 5 fair; there was no significant difference between two groups(P>0.05). Tight rope for the treatment of injury of distal tibiofibular ligament union in ankle fractures has advantages such as easier techniques, earlier weight-bearing exercises without risk of screw breakage, thus is a new choice. However, it is still necessary to further study the angle, direction and tension of button steel plate.
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