MRI Findings Associated with Distal Tibiofibular Syndesmosis Injury

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-136

  Brown, Kevin W ^a   Morrison, William B ^a   Schweitzer, Mark E ^a,b   Parellada, J Antoni ^a   Nothnagel, Henry ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDEMA; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDESMOSIS; TIBIA;

EID: 0346881487     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.182.1.1820131     Document Type: Article

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