Assessment of the injured ankle in the athlete

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 406-412

  Lynch, Scott A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ankle sprain; Deltoid ligament; Subtalar joint; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ANKLE SPRAIN; ATHLETE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SUBTALAR JOINT;

EID: 0036821096     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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