Does position of syndesmotic screw affect functional and radiological outcome in ankle fractures?

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1121-1124

  Kukreti, S ^a,b   Faraj, A ^a   Miles, J N V ^a  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (ADL); Dorsiflexion (DF); Inferior tibiofibular synostosis (IFTJ); Plantarflexion (PF); Suprasyndesmotic screw; Syndesmosis; Transsyndesmotic screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SYNOSTOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; BONE SCREWS; DISLOCATIONS; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNOSTOSIS; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23644451309     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2005.01.014     Document Type: Article

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