Distal tibiofibular synostosis after ankle fracture: A 14-year follow-up study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 250-252

  Albers, G H Robert ^a   De Kort, Alfons F C C ^a,b   Middendorf, Peter R J M ^a,c   Van Dijk, C Niek ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Refaja Ziekenhuis Stadskanaal   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW UP; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; SYNOSTOSIS; TIBIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SYNOSTOSIS; TIBIA;

EID: 0029887656     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.78b2.0780250     Document Type: Article

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