TY - JOUR
T1 - Needle Arthroscopic Inspection and Treatment of (Osteo)chondral Lesions of the Ankle in Unstable Syndesmotic Injuries Treated With Suture Button Fixation
T2 - A Standardized Approach
AU - Walinga, Alex B.
AU - Dahmen, Jari
AU - Stornebrink, Tobias
AU - Kerkhoffs, Gino M. M. J.
N1 - Funding Information: The authors report the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: Supported with an unrestricted research grant from Arthrex GmbH outside the submitted work. A.B.W. reports grants from Arthrex. J.D. reports grants from Arthrex. T.S. reports grants from Arthrex. G.M.M.J.K. reports grants from Arthrex. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material . Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/7/1
Y1 - 2023/7/1
N2 - Both acute and chronic syndesmotic injuries are associated with (osteo)chondral lesions of the ankle in at least 1 out of 5 patients. Having a common denominator of an acute traumatic injury being external rotation and forced dorsiflexion, the injury of a combined unstable syndesmotic injury and a potentially present concomitant (osteo)chondral lesion to the ankle warrants a thorough diagnostic and interventional approach. Furthermore, early diagnosis may prevent further damage to the joint through lifestyle changes and increase the chances of successful conservative or surgical treatment, potentially reducing the progression toward end-stage osteoarthritis. Consequently, technological advances and financial considerations have led to the development of a minimally invasive needle arthroscopic inspection and treatment of concomitant (osteo)chondral injuries of the ankle in the combined treatment of unstable syndesmotic injuries with suture button fixation. The present Technical Note describes this innovative minimally invasive assessment and concomitant treatment technique.
AB - Both acute and chronic syndesmotic injuries are associated with (osteo)chondral lesions of the ankle in at least 1 out of 5 patients. Having a common denominator of an acute traumatic injury being external rotation and forced dorsiflexion, the injury of a combined unstable syndesmotic injury and a potentially present concomitant (osteo)chondral lesion to the ankle warrants a thorough diagnostic and interventional approach. Furthermore, early diagnosis may prevent further damage to the joint through lifestyle changes and increase the chances of successful conservative or surgical treatment, potentially reducing the progression toward end-stage osteoarthritis. Consequently, technological advances and financial considerations have led to the development of a minimally invasive needle arthroscopic inspection and treatment of concomitant (osteo)chondral injuries of the ankle in the combined treatment of unstable syndesmotic injuries with suture button fixation. The present Technical Note describes this innovative minimally invasive assessment and concomitant treatment technique.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2023.02.050
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2023.02.050
M3 - Article
C2 - 37533909
SN - 2212-6287
VL - 12
SP - e1121-e1126
JO - Arthroscopy Techniques
JF - Arthroscopy Techniques
IS - 7
ER -