Technique tip: A revised method of the cotton test for intra-operative evaluation of syndesmotic injuries

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 86-87

  Mizel, Mark S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ankle; Ankle Fracture; Cotton Test; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COTTON TEST; FUNCTION TEST; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDESMOTIC INJURY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037227323     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070302400115     Document Type: Article

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