The role of the passive structures in the mobility and stability of the human ankle joint: A literature review

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 602-615

  Leardini, Alberto ^a   O'Connor, John J ^b   Catani, Fabio ^a   Giannini, Sandro ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli ^*

Author keywords

Ankle; Articular contact; Axis of rotation; Ligaments; Motion

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; LIGAMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION;

EID: 0033868610     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070002100715     Document Type: Article

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