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Level of evidence was assessed per the criteria of the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. Statistical analysis was performed with RevMan, and a P value \u2264.05 was considered statistically significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Five clinical studies were identified, allowing comparison of 143 patients in the SB group with 142 patients in the SS group. Patients treated with the SB technique had a higher postoperative American Orthopaedic Foot &amp; Ankle Society score at a mean 20.8 months (95.3 vs 86.7, P &lt; .001). The SB group resulted in a lower rate of broken implants (0.0% vs 25.4%, P &lt; .001), implant removal (6.0% vs 22.4%, P = .01), and joint malreduction (0.8% vs 11.5%, P = .05) as compared with the SS group.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The SB technique results in improved functional outcomes as well as lower rates of broken implant and joint malreduction. Based on the findings of this meta-analysis, the SB technique warrants a grade A recommendation by comparison with the SS technique for the treatment of syndesmosis injuries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546518804804","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,11,26]],"date-time":"2018-11-26T14:42:37Z","timestamp":1543243357000},"page":"2764-2771","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":95,"title":["Suture Button Versus Syndesmotic Screw for Syndesmosis Injuries: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"47","author":[{"given":"Yoshiharu","family":"Shimozono","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eoghan T.","family":"Hurley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA"},{"name":"Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"C. 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