The functional anatomy of the human anterior talofibular ligament in relation to ankle sprains

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 457-465

  Kumai, T ^a,b   Takakura, Y ^b   Rufai, A ^c   Milz, S ^d   Benjamin, M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attachment; Avulsion fracture; Collagen; Enthesis; Fibrocartilage; Proteoglycan

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE SPRAIN; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBULA; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TALUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRECANS; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LECTINS, C-TYPE; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATES; PROTEOGLYCANS; VERSICANS;

EID: 0036076251     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2002.00050.x     Document Type: Article

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