Medial malleolar stress fractures: Literature review, diagnosis, and treatment

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 93, Issue 1-6, 2003, Pages 292-297

  Kor, Alex ^a   Saltzman, Andrew T ^b   Wempe, Patrick D ^c  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b Tri State Orthopedics   (United States)

^c ProRehab PC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE PAIN; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONVALESCENCE; EXERCISE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FOOT SURGERY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; STRESS FRACTURE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 1842735384     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-93-4-292     Document Type: Review

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