An instrumented, dynamic test for anterior laxity of the ankle joint complex

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1665-1670

  Kerkhoffs, G M M J ^a   Blankevoort, L ^a   Schreurs, A W ^a   Jaspers, J E N ^a   Van Dijk, C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT MONITORING;

MEDIOLATERAL ROTATION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FIBULA; FORCE; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT LAXITY; LIGAMENT; MUSCLE REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TALUS;

ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036889691     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00189-6     Document Type: Article

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