Prospective evaluation of history and physical examination: Variables to determine radiography in acute ankle injuries

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-214

  Stricker, Paul R ^a,b   Spindler, Kurt P ^a   Gautier, Kenneth B ^b  

^a Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle injury; Radiography; Tibiofibular syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; ROTATION; SPORTS MEDICINE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIBIA;

EID: 0031716938     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-199807000-00008     Document Type: Article

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