Lateral ligament injury of the ankle and associated articular cartilage degeneration in the talocrural joint: Anatomic study using elderly cadavers

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-43

  Hirose, Kazuya ^a   Murakami, Gen ^a   Minowa, Takeshi ^a   Kura, Hideji ^a   Yamashita, Toshihiko ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ankle joint; Anterior talofibular ligament; Cartilage degeneration; Lateral ligament injury; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANKLE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; TALUS; TIBIA;

EID: 1042291235     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-003-0732-9     Document Type: Article

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