Injury of the tibiofibular syndesmosis: Value of MR imaging for diagnosis

Radiology

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 155-161

  Oae, Kazunori ^a   Takao, Masato ^a   Naito, Kohei ^a   Uchio, Yuji ^a   Kono, Taisuke ^a   Ishida, Jun ^a   Ochi, Mitsuo ^b  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ankle; Arthroscopy; Fractures; Injuries; Ligaments; MR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIMB FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIOFIBULAR SYNDESMOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHROSCOPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037382388     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2271011865     Document Type: Article

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