Lateral ankle sprains: A comprehensive review part 1: Etiology, pathoanatomy, histopathogenesis, and diagnosis

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 31, Issue 7 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Safran, Marc R ^a   Benedetti, Roy S ^b   Bartolozzi III, Arthur R ^b   Mandelbaum, Bert R ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ankle evaluation; Ankle instability; Recurrent ankle sprains; Sprains; Talofibular ligaments

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ANKLE SPRAIN; BIOMECHANICS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 0032977887     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199907001-00004     Document Type: Review

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