A biomechanical analysis of the squeeze test for sprains of the syndesmotic ligaments of the ankle

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 489-492

  Teitz, Carol C ^a,b   Harrington, Richard M ^a,b  

^a Box 354060 ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANKLE INJURY; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIBULA; INJURY; LEG; LIGAMENT; LIGATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE INJURIES; CADAVER; CONSTRICTION; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMANS; LEG; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PRESSURE; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 0031595856     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079801900713     Document Type: Article

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