Avulsion fracture of the head of the fibula (the "arcuate" sign): MR imaging findings predictive of injuries to the posterolateral ligaments and posterior cruciate ligament

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 381-387

  Huang, Guo Shu ^a   Yu, Joseph S ^b   Munshi, Muhammad ^c   Chan, Wing P ^d   Lee, Chian Her ^a   Chen, Cheng Yu ^a   Resnick, Donald ^c  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FIBULA; FRACTURE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LEG FRACTURE; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0037307655     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.180.2.1800381     Document Type: Article

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