%0 Case Reports
%T Checkrein Deformity of the Hallux Caused by Misplaced Suture-Button Syndesmosis Fixation: A Case Report.
%A Bai L
%A You T
%A Zhang WT
%J J Foot Ankle Surg
%V 59
%N 3
%D May 2020 0
%M 32354516
%F 1.345
%R 10.1053/j.jfas.2019.09.031
%X Ankle fractures are common injuries. If an ankle fracture is combined with tibiofibular syndesmosis separation, then tibiofibular transfixation should be used to stabilize the syndesmosis; in such cases, flexible (suture-button) fixation is an option. We surgically treated a male patient's unstable ankle fracture with internal fixation devices, including a suture-button fixator, and observed the development of a flexor hallucis longus checkrein deformity in the postoperative period. The aim of this report is to describe this rare postoperative complication associated with the use of suture-button transfixation of the tibiofibular syndesmosis.