Anatomical evaluation and clinical importance of the tibiofibular syndesmosis ligaments

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 142-149

  Ebraheim, Nabil A ^a   Taser, Figen ^a   Shafiq, Qaiser ^a   Yeasting, Richard A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Ankle; Distal tibiofibular joint; Ligaments; Tibiofibular syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANKLE; ANTERIOR TIBIOFIBULAR LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR TIBIOFIBULAR LIGAMENT; INTEROSSEUS TIBIOFIBULAR LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTERIOR TIBIOFIBULAR LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SYNOVIUM; THICKNESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE JOINT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; TIBIA;

EID: 33646029667     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-006-0077-0     Document Type: Article

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