Effects of isolated Weber B fibular fractures on the tibiotalar contact area

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-9

  Harris, John ^a   Fallat, Lawrence ^a  

^a Oakwood Healthcare Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

ankle fracture; SER II fractures; tibiotalar contact area; Weber B fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBULA; FILM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG; LEG FRACTURE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OSTEOTOMY; PRESSURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TALUS; TIBIA; WEBER B FIBULAR FRACTURE; WEIGHT BEARING; ANKLE INJURY; FRACTURE; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; CADAVER; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TALUS; TIBIA;

EID: 2142695431     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2003.11.008     Document Type: Article

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