Anatomic variations and MRI of the intermalleolar ligament

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 943-947

  Oh, Chang Seok ^a   Won, Hyung Sun ^b   Hur, Mi Sun ^b   Chung, In Hyuk ^b   Kim, Sungjun ^c,d   Suh, Jin Suck ^c   Sung, Ki Sun ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ankle; Intermalleolar ligament; MRI; Posterior impingement syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMALLEOLAR LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT; LIMB DISEASE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; HISTOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE JOINT; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33646941401     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.04.1784     Document Type: Article

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