Instability of the tibio-fibular syndesmosis: Have we been pulling in the wrong direction?

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 814-818

  Candal Couto, J J ^a   Burrow, D ^b   Bromage, S ^b   Briggs, P J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle; Diastasis; Fracture

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INSTABILITY; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LIGAMENT; LIMB MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANKLE INJURIES; BONE WIRES; CADAVER; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MOVEMENT; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 3042751656     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2003.10.013     Document Type: Article

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