Ankle fracture classification: A comparison of reliability of three x- ray views versus two

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 555-562

  Brage, Michael E ^a,b,c   Rockett, Matthew ^a,b   Vraney, Robert ^a,b   Anderson, Robert ^a,b   Toledano, Alicia ^a,b  

^a Univ Chicago Hospitals and Clinics ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031721713     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079801900809     Document Type: Article

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