Comparison of manual and gravity stress radiographs for the evaluation of supination-external rotation fibular fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 994-999

  Gill, J Brian ^a   Risko, Timothy ^a   Raducan, Viorel ^a   Grimes, J Speight ^a   Schutt, Robert C ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FIBULA FRACTURE; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; LIGAMENT INJURY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 34248230606     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.01002     Document Type: Article

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