# Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Suture Button Versus Fibulink Fixation for Acute Ankle Syndesmosis Injuries

> **NCT05626036** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego** · enrollment: 50 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Syndesmotic Injuries

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Arthrex Tightrope
- **DEVICE:** Synthes Fibulink

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05626036
- **Lead sponsor:** United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego
- **Sponsor class:** FED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2022-12-01
- **Primary completion:** 2024-12
- **Final completion:** 2024-12
- **Target enrollment:** 50 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05626036

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05626036, "Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Suture Button Versus Fibulink Fixation for Acute Ankle Syndesmosis Injuries". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05626036. Licensed CC0.

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