The ability of the Lauge-Hansen classification to predict ligament injury and mechanism in ankle fractures: An MRI study

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 267-272

  Gardner, Michael J ^a   Demetrakopoulos, Demetris ^a   Briggs, Stephen M ^a   Helfet, David L ^a   Lorich, Dean G ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Lauge Hansen; MRI; X ray

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FIBULA FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; LAUGE HANSEN CLASSIFICATION; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE INJURIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, CARTILAGE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33748148185     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200604000-00006     Document Type: Article

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