Treatment of Ankle Fractures Combined with Distal Tibiofibular Syndesmosis Instability Using Button Plate
LI Yang
HU Yongjun
CHEN Qigang
XU Keqing
TAO Qichang
LIAO Shiyang
LI Lei
WANG Hao
Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical effectiveness of loop titanium plate and distal tibiofibular screw fixation in the treatment of ankle fractures combined with distal tibiofibular syndesmosis instability.Methods 70 patients with ankle fractures combined with distal tibiofibular syndesmosis instability treated at our hospital from July 2022 to July 2024 were selected as the study subjects.They were randomly divided into a control group(n=35)and an observation group(n=35).The control group was treated with distal tibiofibular screw fixation,while the observation group was treated with loop titanium plate fixation.Surgical indicators,joint function scores,and complication rates were observed and compared between the two groups.Results The surgical indicators and joint function in the observation group were superior to those in the control group(P＜0.05).The complication rate in the observation group was 5.71％,significantly lower than that in the control group(20.00％)(P＜0.05).Conclusion Loop titanium plate fixation is more effective than distal tibiofibular screw fixation.It helps improve surgical outcomes,prevent the continuous deterioration of joint function,and reduce the likelihood of complications.
Keywords：loop titanium platebone screwinternal fixationankle fracture
Publication Date：2025-10-30
Online Publishing Date：2025-11-20(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 38-43 )