2019
Syndesmotic Fixation Utilizing a Novel Screw: A Retrospective Case Series Reporting Early Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes
Stenquist D, Velasco BT, Cronin PK, Briceño J, Miller CP, Riedel MD, Kwon JY. Syndesmotic Fixation Utilizing a Novel Screw: A Retrospective Case Series Reporting Early Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes. Foot & Ankle Specialist 2019, 13: 397-403. PMID: 31353946, DOI: 10.1177/1938640019866322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrospective case seriesSyndesmotic fixationRadiographic outcomesCase seriesShort-term followFirst clinical dataAnkle fracturesAnatomical reductionRetrospective reviewPostoperative radiographsWeight bearingHardware removalBony erosionRadiographic parametersIntact screwsClinical dataSyndesmotic diastasisSyndesmotic disruptionInclusion criteriaLevel IVScrew breakageNovel screwAdequate fixationScrew looseningSimilar implantsCorrelation of Soft Tissue Swelling and Timing to Surgery With Acute Wound Complications for Operatively Treated Ankle and Other Lower Extremity Fractures
Riedel MD, Parker A, Zheng M, Briceno J, Staffa SJ, Miller CP, Kaiser PB, Wu JS, Zurakowski D, Kwon JY. Correlation of Soft Tissue Swelling and Timing to Surgery With Acute Wound Complications for Operatively Treated Ankle and Other Lower Extremity Fractures. Foot & Ankle International 2019, 40: 526-536. PMID: 30688533, DOI: 10.1177/1071100718820352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWound complicationsTiming of surgeryLower extremity fracturesEdema indexAnkle fracturesExtremity fracturesRisk factorsComplication rateTobacco historyPatient-specific risk factorsAcute wound complicationsWound complication riskIndependent risk factorPostoperative wound complicationsProspective cohort studyWound complication rateNonmodifiable risk factorsSoft tissue edemaSoft-tissue swellingLower extremity traumaAssessment of swellingClosed ankleCohort studyContralateral extremityFracture care
2018
Technical tip: Removal of a broken tri-cortical syndesmotic screw using a “perfect circle” technique
Riedel MD, Briceno J, Miller CP, Kwon JY. Technical tip: Removal of a broken tri-cortical syndesmotic screw using a “perfect circle” technique. Injury 2018, 49: 877-880. PMID: 29496318, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.02.022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research