# Comparison of Gait in Syndesmosis Injuries Treated With Screw Fixation vs Suture Button

> **NCT04972578** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **University of Nebraska** · enrollment: 21 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Acute Disruption of Ankle Syndesmosis

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Suture Button vs Screw Fixation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04972578
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Nebraska
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2021-10-01
- **Primary completion:** 2026-01-08
- **Final completion:** 2026-01-09
- **Target enrollment:** 21 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Follow-up and consent was difficult and accrual was not being met.
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04972578

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04972578, "Comparison of Gait in Syndesmosis Injuries Treated With Screw Fixation vs Suture Button". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-09-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04972578. Licensed CC0.

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