Intraoperative diagnosis of syndesmosis injuries in external rotation ankle fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 604-609

  Jenkinson, Richard J ^a   Sanders, David W ^a,b   Macleod, Mark D ^a   Domonkos, Andrea ^a   Lydestadt, Jeanette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ankle; Fluoroscopy; Fracture; Ligaments; Stress test; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNDESMOSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE INJURIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 27744606281     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000177114.13263.12     Document Type: Article

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