The crossed-leg test for examination of ankle syndesmosis injuries

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-188

  Kiter, Esat ^a,b   Bozkurt, Murat ^a,c  

^a Department of Orthopaedics ^*  (Turkey)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c Dept Orthopaedics and Traumatology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; CROSSED LEG TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FIBULA; FORCE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; PAIN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SHORT SURVEY; SITTING; TIBIA;

EID: 14844364008     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502600213     Document Type: Short Survey

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