Evidence-based approach to treatment of acute traumatic syndesmosis (high ankle) sprains

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 232-236

  Amendola, Annunziato ^a   Williams, Glenn ^a   Foster, Dan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle sprains; High ankle sprains; Mortise; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ANKLE SPRAIN; ARMY; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; IMAGING; LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

ANKLE INJURIES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33751037392     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jsa.0000212329.32969.b8     Document Type: Review

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