Understanding the superior clear space in the adult ankle

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 490-493

  DeAngelis, Joseph P ^a   Anderson, Richard ^b   DeAngelis, Nicola A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle Joint Instability; Superior and Medial Clear Space

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ANKLE; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DATA BASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DELTOID MUSCLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDIAL CLEAR SPACE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SUPERIOR CLEAR SPACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34147156687     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0490     Document Type: Review

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