The distal tibiofibular syndesmosis during passive foot flexion. RSA-based study on intact, ligament injured and screw fixed cadaver specimens

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 304-308

  Bragonzoni, Laura ^a   Russo, Alessandro ^a   Girolami, Mauro ^b   Albisinni, Ugo ^b   Visani, Andrea ^a   Mazzotti, Nicoletta ^a   Marcacci, Maurilio ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ankle; RSA; Screw; Syndesmosis; Tibiofibular

Indexed keywords

TANTALUM;

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBULA FRACTURE; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENT INJURY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LATERAL LIGAMENT, ANKLE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 33745418943     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-006-0131-8     Document Type: Article

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