Malreduction of the tibiofibular syndesmosis in ankle fractures

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 788-792

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

^a Hospital for Special Surgery ^*

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Computed Tomography; Diastasis; Fracture; Radiographs; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT MOBILITY; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; SYNDESMOSIS;

EID: 33749338139     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602701005     Document Type: Article

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