Acute and Chronic Syndesmosis Injuries: Pathomechanisms, Diagnosis and Management

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 639-657

  Espinosa, Norman ^a   Smerek, Jonathan P ^a   Myerson, Mark S ^a  

^a MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANKLE INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANKLE INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS;

EID: 33748333474     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2006.07.006     Document Type: Review

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