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World J Orthop. Mar 18, 2025; 16(3): 97830
Published online Mar 18, 2025. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v16.i3.97830
High rates of return to sport following suture button fixation for ligamentous Lisfranc injuries: A systematic review
Ragul Rajivan, James J Butler, Rachel LF Fur, Wendell Cole, Brittany DeClouette, Luilly Vargas, Sebastian Krebsbach, John G Kennedy
Ragul Rajivan, James J Butler, Wendell Cole, Brittany DeClouette, Luilly Vargas, Sebastian Krebsbach, John G Kennedy, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY 10002, United States
Rachel LF Fur, Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin D02 YN77, Leinster, Ireland
Author contributions: Rajivan R, Butler JJ, Fur RLF, Cole W, DeClouette B, Vargas L, Krebsbach S, Kennedy JG designed the research study; Rajivan R, Butler J, Fur RLF extracted the data; Rajivan R, Cole W, DeClouette B, Vargas L analyzed the data; Rajivan R, Butler J, Krebsbach S wrote the first draft of the manuscript; Kennedy JG and Vargas L edited the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: John G. Kennedy is a consultant for Arteriocyte, In2Bones, and Arthrex. John G. Kennedy receives financial support from the Ohnell Family Foundation, Mr Winston Fisher and Ms Tatiana Rybak.
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Corresponding author: John G Kennedy, FRCS, MCh, MD, MSc, Chief, Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, 171 Delancey Street, New York, NY 10002, United States. john.kennedy@nyulangone.org
Received: June 10, 2024
Revised: October 14, 2024
Accepted: November 13, 2024
Published online: March 18, 2025
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Core Tip: Suture button fixation for ligamentous Lisfranc injuries yields promising short-term clinical outcomes and facilitates a swift return to sporting activities. Despite its low complication and failure rates compared to traditional rigid fixation methods, caution is warranted due to the absence of high-quality comparative studies and limited long-term follow-up data. Further research with larger sample sizes and standardized outcome measures is necessary to validate these findings and assess the procedure's long-term efficacy.