PMID: 9167924May 1, 1997Paper

Syndesmotic screw placement: a biomechanical analysis

Foot & Ankle International
A McBrydeP Bacilla

Abstract

At the present time, syndesmotic screw fixation is recommended when there is a tibiofibular diastasis, a Maisonneuve fracture, or syndesmotic instability after fixation of distal tibia-fibula fractures. The aim/purpose of this study was to demonstrate the optimal level of syndesmotic screw placement before creation of a Maisonneuve fracture. Legs of 17 embalmed cadavers underwent knee disarticulation. The legs were then dissected to expose the syndesmosis/interosseous membrane. The paired cadaver legs were tested in two groups. In group I (10 pairs), the left legs were tested without any syndesmotic fixation and the right legs were tested with the syndesmosis fixed at 2.0 cm above the tibiotalar joint. In group II (7 pairs), the syndesmosis in each left leg was fixed at 3.5 cm above the tibiotalar joint and the right leg syndesmosis was fixed at 2.0 cm above the tibiotalar joint. After ligament section and syndesmosis fixation, each leg was then jig mounted with transfixing wires through the proximal tibia and calcaneus. The ankle was placed in neutral with 15 degrees of pronation and a load of 150 pounds and a strain gauge anchored medially and laterally. The proximal tibia was internally rotated while the ankle was held fixed...Continue Reading

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