Surgical Outcomes of Syndesmotic Fixation of Ankle Fractures Using Syndesmotic Screws Versus Suture Button Devices.

Introduction: Ankle fractures associated with disruption of the syndesmotic complex could potentially have poorer outcomes if missed or malreduced at the time of surgery. Favourable results have been reported for the suture button (SB) technique and may provide advantages over standard screw fixation of the syndesmosis, although this remains the gold standard method in many units.

Aim: To compare the outcomes of syndesmotic screws (SS) with SB fixation of the syndesmosis during ankle fracture fixation at a high-volume orthopaedic department of a Scotland trauma unit.

A comparison of post-op haemoglobin levels and allogeneic blood transfusion rates following total knee arthroplasty without drainage or with reinfusion drains.

The effects of re-infusion drains on the rate of allogeneic blood transfusion and post-op haemoglobin levels in Total Knee Arthroplasty were examined. A group of 22 patients undergoing primary Total Knee Arthroplasty using a CBCII Constavac Stryker re-infusion drainage system were compared with a group of 30 patients, matched for age, sex and type of prosthesis but without any drain usage. The re-infusion drain.