Designed to eliminate complications1 associated with rigid screw systems and to sustain expected physiological loads during healing2
Ankle Syndesmosis Solutions from Smith & Nephew support ankle syndesmotic ligament repair with fibular fractures utilizing a suture tape/button construct.
Innovative Design: Comprised of two stainless steel buttons, one medial and one lateral, connected with ULTRATAPE◊ Suture.
- Lateral button
- Easily reduced using a one way sliding knot
- Fracture kit features a lateral button designed to sit flush in the 3.5mm hole of a Smith & Nephew fracture plate
Flexible: Construct designed to enable micro motion between the tibia and fibula, and designed to eliminate complications commonly found with rigid syndesmotic screws.1
Low profile: No knot stack, lateral knot assembles inside the lateral button.
Reliable: Designed to sustain expected physiological loads during the healing period.2
Indications for Use:
The INVISIKNOT Ankle Syndesmosis Repair Kit fracture device is indicated to provide fixation as an adjunct to fracture repair hardware during the healing period following an ankle syndesmotic trauma with fracture.
References:
1. Seyhan M, Donmez F, et al, Comparison of screw fixation with elastic fixation methods in the treatment of syndesmosis injuries in ankle fractures, Injury, Int. J. Care Injured 46S (2015) S19–S23
2. Data on File at Smith & Nephew. ITR# 15003214