Examination and repair of the AITFL in transmalleolar fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 637-643

  Nelson, Owen A ^a,b  

^a Uniontown Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament; High ankle sprain; Mortise instability; Syndesmotic screws; Transmalleolar ankle fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR INFERIOR TIBIOFIBULAR LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BONE REMODELING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; JOINT STABILITY; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; X RAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE INJURIES; FEMALE; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TIBIA;

EID: 33750686951     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000211145.08543.4a     Document Type: Article

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