Stability at a Cost: Evaluating Postoperative Complications in Bioabsorbable vs. Metallic Syndesmotic Fixation: A Systematic Review.

Suarez A, Liu L, Checkley T, Sakaria S, Rinaldi A, Palacios C, Alepuz A, Ngatuvai M, Schwartz G

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.102907
Published: 2026 Feb
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.102907,
  title = {Stability at a Cost: Evaluating Postoperative Complications in Bioabsorbable vs. Metallic Syndesmotic Fixation: A Systematic Review.},
  author = {Suarez A and Liu L and Checkley T and Sakaria S and Rinaldi A and Palacios C and Alepuz A and Ngatuvai M and Schwartz G},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.102907},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.102907}
}

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TI  - Stability at a Cost: Evaluating Postoperative Complications in Bioabsorbable vs. Metallic Syndesmotic Fixation: A Systematic Review.
AU  - Suarez A
AU  - Liu L
AU  - Checkley T
AU  - Sakaria S
AU  - Rinaldi A
AU  - Palacios C
AU  - Alepuz A
AU  - Ngatuvai M
AU  - Schwartz G
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.102907
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A, S., L, L., T, C., S, S., A, R., C, P., A, A., M, N., & G, S. (2026). Stability at a Cost: Evaluating Postoperative Complications in Bioabsorbable vs. Metallic Syndesmotic Fixation: A Systematic Review.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.102907

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