Diagnosis of a tear of the tibiofibular syndesmosis. The role of arthroscopy of the ankle

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 324-329

  Takao, M ^a   Ochi, M ^b   Oae, K ^a   Naito, K ^a   Uchio, Y ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

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

EID: 0344405795     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.85B3.13174     Document Type: Article

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