Occult fibular head fracture in association with posterolateral corner injury of the knee

Clinical Radiology Extra

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-8

  Hughes, R J ^a   Saifuddin, A ^a,b   Cannon, S R ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBULA FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JUMPING; KNEE INJURY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRAIN;

EID: 33645785368     PISSN: 14776804     EISSN: 14776804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cradex.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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