A biomechanical evaluation of the tibiofibular and tibiotalar ligaments of the ankle

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 426-429

  Beumer, Annechien ^a   Van Hemert, Wouter L W ^a   Swierstra, Bart A ^a   Jasper, Louis E ^b   Belkoff, Stephen M ^b,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Biomechanics; Ligaments; Mechanical Behavior; Syndesmosis; Tibiotalar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ANKLE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; DELTOID MUSCLE; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SYNDESMOSIS; TALUS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA;

EID: 0038780572     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070302400509     Document Type: Article

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