The use of arthroscopic thermal shrinkage to treat chronic lateral ankle instability in young athletes

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 751-757

  Maiotti, Marco ^a,c   Massoni, Carlo ^a   Tarantino, Umberto ^b  

^a San Giovanni Addolorata Calvary Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ankle; Arthroscopy; Instability; Radiofrequency; Shrinkage; Sprain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT CAPSULORRHAPHY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROPRIOCEPTION; REVIEW; SPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 20344364374     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.03.016     Document Type: Article

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