The Anatomy and Mechanisms of Syndesmotic Ankle Sprains

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 68-73

  Norkus, Susan A ^a,c   Floyd, R T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA   (United States)

^c QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Etiology of ankle injury; High ankle sprain; Inferior tibiofibular joint

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344273076     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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