Correlation of interosseous membrane tears to the level of the fibular fracture

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 68-74

  Nielson, Jason H ^a   Sallis, Julian G ^a   Potter, Hollis G ^b   Helfet, David L ^b   Lorich, Dean G ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Fibular fracture; Interosseous membrane; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1242343559     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200402000-00002     Document Type: Article

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