Assessment of acute foot and ankle sprains

Emergency Nurse

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 24-33

  Lynam, Louise ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anatomy and physiology; Foot care and disorders; Patient assessment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; ANKLE INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FOOT; FOOT INJURY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LIGAMENT; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TARSAL BONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHMS; ANKLE INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FOOT; FOOT BONES; FOOT INJURIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRONATION; RISK FACTORS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; SUPINATION; TARSAL BONES;

EID: 33748093609     PISSN: 13545752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/en2006.07.14.4.24.c4235     Document Type: Review

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