Improving the detection of radiographically occult ankle fractures: Positive predictive value of an ankle joint effusion

Brain and Language

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 632-636

  Clark, T W I ^a   Janzen, D L ^a,b   Logan, P M ^a   Ho, K ^a   Connell, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; MUSCLE INJURY; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TALUS FRACTURE; TENDON INJURY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 22644444322     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9260(96)80057-2     Document Type: Article

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