Syndesmosis injuries in athletes

Foot and ankle clinics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 529-549

  Clanton, Thomas O ^a,b   Paul, Paulose ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ANKLE INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; INJURY; LIGAMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 0036770035     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1083-7515(02)00045-1     Document Type: Review

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