Radiographic measurement of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis has limited use

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 423, Issue , 2004, Pages 227-234

  Beumer, A ^a   Van Hemert, W L W ^a   Niesing, R ^a   Entius, C A C ^a   Ginai, A Z ^a   Mulder, P G H ^a   Swierstra, B A ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CADAVER; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FIBULA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOWER LEG; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PLASTINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION; TIBIA; TIBIOFIBULAR SYNDESMOSIS;

EID: 2942755935     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000129152.81015.ad     Document Type: Article

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