Kinematics before and after reconstruction of the anterior syndesmosis of the ankle: A prospective radiostereometric and clinical study in 5 patients

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 713-720

  Beumer, Annechien ^a   Valstar, Edward R ^b   Garling, Eric H ^b   Niesing, Ruud ^a   Heijboer, Rien P ^a   Ranstam, Jonas ^c   Swierstra, Bart A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ANKLE PAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KINEMATICS; MALE; PLASTER CAST; ROTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOMETRY; STRESS; TIBIA;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 27644489324     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670510041817     Document Type: Article

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