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Case Reports
. 2008 Oct;22(9):648-51.
doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181886f74.

A technique for removal of broken cannulated tricortical syndesmotic screws

James Stuart Melvin  1 , Kristopher L Downing, Christian M Ogilvie
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Case Reports

A technique for removal of broken cannulated tricortical syndesmotic screws

James Stuart Melvin et al. J Orthop Trauma. 2008 Oct.

Abstract

Breakage rates of tricortical syndesmotic screws after weight bearing range from 10% to 29%. Removal of the portion of the broken screw buried within the tibia often proves quite difficult. We report a new technique to remove a broken cannulated syndesmotic screw. This technique is simple, time saving, and less traumatic than previously reported methods of broken syndesmotic screw removal.

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