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Syndesmotic injuries occur with an incidence varying from 1 % to 11 % of all ankle injuries and is the most important predictive factor for chronic ankle dysfunction after ankle sprains. Therefore adequat treatment is of great importance. For surgical treatment the TightRope™ technique can be considered a good therapeutic option in patients with diastasis of the syndesmotic complex. The placement of the device is quick, can be performed in a minimally invasive fashion, provides a more accurate method of syndesmotic stabilization compared with screw fixation, and obviates the need for hardware removal. Current literature shows excellent reduction of the syndesmosis, with encouraging clinical results and a low rate of complications.
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Buchmann, S., Longo, U.G., Maffulli, N., Imhoff, A.B. (2016). Minimally Invasive Management of Syndesmotic Injuries. In: Scuderi, G., Tria, A. (eds) Minimally Invasive Surgery in Orthopedics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15206-6_94-1
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