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Erschienen in: International Orthopaedics 4/2011

01.04.2011 | Letter to the Editor

Reply to the comments on Hsu et al.: Surgical treatment of syndesmotic diastasis: emphasis on effect of syndesmotic screw on ankle function

verfasst von: Chi-Chuan Wu, Yi-Ton Hsu, Wei-Cheun Lee, Kuo-Feng Fan, I-Chuan Tseng, Po-Cheng Lee

Erschienen in: International Orthopaedics | Ausgabe 4/2011

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On behalf of all the authors, we are thankful for the interest and comments by van Zuuren et al. [1] on our study [2]. In the literature, primary osteoarthritis (OA) of the ankle is uncommon [3]. In orthopaedic clinics, patients treated for ankle OA are usually trauma causes [4]. Post-traumatic OA of the ankle may be caused by direct cartilage damage or malalignment [5]. Theoretically, the latter reduces the joint contact areas and maximizes stresses [6]. Syndesmotic diastasis (SD) in our patients was on average 3.8 mm. Therefore, the risk for ankle OA is high. Although ankle function may seem to be satisfactory for 19 months, progressive deterioration is very possible. Prevention of SD recurrence should be more critical than prevention of screw breakage. Broken screws left in situ may still achieve satisfactory ankle function [7, 8]. …
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Titel
Reply to the comments on Hsu et al.: Surgical treatment of syndesmotic diastasis: emphasis on effect of syndesmotic screw on ankle function
verfasst von
Chi-Chuan Wu
Yi-Ton Hsu
Wei-Cheun Lee
Kuo-Feng Fan
I-Chuan Tseng
Po-Cheng Lee
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2011
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
International Orthopaedics / Ausgabe 4/2011
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-011-1216-8

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