BACKGROUND There is minimal experience with less rigid syndesmotic fixation devices which may approximate the normal distal tibio-fibular mechanics during healing. This study evaluates the ability of a FiberWire-button implant (Arthrex, Naples, FL) to maintain syndesmotic reduction as compared with a metallic screw. METHODS Ten matched fresh-frozen cadaveric ankle pairs with intact ligaments ...

INTRODUCTION: Recent studies have shown that fixation of a hamstring graft with a titanium button and polyester tape (EndoButton fixation) in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction can result in relative motion of the graft within the bone tunnel (graft-tunnel motion) under cyclic tensile loading (1). Therefore, an aggressive post-operative rehabilitation may lead to significant graft-...

Sir, Mechanical irritation interdental loop wiring and intermaxillary fixation causes inflammation of oral mucosa, marginal gingiva and lips is virtually unavoidable in maxillofacial surgery.[1] Filippi et al. compared different types of splints (composite wire splinting, button bracket splinting, resine splinting and titanium trauma splinting) by means of irritation on gingival mucosa and lips...