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Checkrein Deformity of the Hallux Caused by Misplaced Suture-Button Syndesmosis Fixation: A Case Report

The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, ISSN: 1067-2516, Vol: 59, Issue: 3, Page: 598-602
2020
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Ankle fractures are common injuries. If an ankle fracture is combined with tibiofibular syndesmosis separation, then tibiofibular transfixation should be used to stabilize the syndesmosis; in such cases, flexible (suture-button) fixation is an option. We surgically treated a male patient's unstable ankle fracture with internal fixation devices, including a suture-button fixator, and observed the development of a flexor hallucis longus checkrein deformity in the postoperative period. The aim of this report is to describe this rare postoperative complication associated with the use of suture-button transfixation of the tibiofibular syndesmosis.

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