The influence of ankle positioning on the radiography of the distal tibial tubercules

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 446-450

  Beumer, A ^a   Swiestra, B A ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankle radiography; Syndesmosis; Tibiofibular clear space; Tibiofibular overlap; Topography

Indexed keywords

ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; FIBULA; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT CAVITY; JOINT MOBILITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEEDLE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TALUS; TIBIA;

ANKLE JOINT; FIBULA; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MOVEMENT; TIBIA;

EID: 0346243549     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-003-0147-5     Document Type: Article

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