Kinematics of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis: Radiostereometry in 11 normal ankles

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 337-343

  Beumer, Annechien ^a   Valstar, Edward R ^c   Garling, Eric H ^c   Niesing, Ruud ^a   Ranstam, Jonas ^d   Löfvenberg, Richard ^b   Swierstra, Bart A ^a,e  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; MALE; ROTATION; STEREOMETRY; TIBIA; TIBIOFIBULAR SYNDESMOSIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0038441776     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016470308540850     Document Type: Article

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