External rotation-lateral view of the ankle in the assessment of the posterior malleolus

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 379-383

  Ebraheim, Nabil A ^a   Mekhail, Anis O ^b   Haman, Steve P ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033066971     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079902000607     Document Type: Article

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