A measurement device for anterior laxity of the ankle joint complex

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 218-222

  Kerkhoffs, G M M J ^a   Blankevoort, L ^a   Van Dijk, C N ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankle; Ankle sprain; Anterior drawer test; Ligament injury; Ligament laxity

Indexed keywords

CALCENEOFIBULAR LIGAMENTS; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; POSTERIOR TALOFIBULAR LIGAMENTS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CADAVERIC EXPERIMENTS; ERROR ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT LAXITY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 11144328351     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.09.006     Document Type: Article

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