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

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Marcelo Río
Patricio Salonia
Duilio Gabas
Guillermo Gotter
Fernando Barrera Oro
Enzo Darío Sperone

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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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
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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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