Competence of the deltoid ligament in bimalleolar ankle fractures after medial malleolar fixation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 843-848

  Tornetta III, Paul ^a,b  

^a KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; JOINT STABILITY; LIGAMENT; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBLUXATION;

EID: 0034042893     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200006000-00011     Document Type: Article

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