Clinical evaluation of the modified Brostrom-Evans procedure to restore ankle stability

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 246-252

  Girard, Pierre ^a   Anderson, Robert B ^b   Davis, W Hodges ^b   Isear Jr , Jerome A ^c   Kiebzak, Gary M ^b  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ORTHOCAROLINA HIP AND KNEE CENTER   (United States)

^c Carolinas Physical Therapy Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STABILITY; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032924557     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079902000407     Document Type: Article

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