A different approach to the treatment of the lateral malleolar fractures with syndesmosis injury: The ANK nail

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 394-402

  Kara, Ayhan Nedim ^a   Esenyel, Cem Zeki ^a,b   Sener, Birol Tarik ^a   Merih, Erdogan ^a  

^a Vakif Gureba Research and Education Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Fener Yolu   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ANK nail; Injuries of the syndesmosis; Intramedullary fixation; Lateral malleolar fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0033435116     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(99)80039-8     Document Type: Article

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