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A technique for removal of broken cannulated tricortical syndesmotic screws
James Stuart Melvin1, Kristopher L Downing, Christian M Ogilvie
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. stu.melvin@gmail.com
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.
