Syndesmotic ankle sprains in athletes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1197-1207

  Williams, Glenn N ^a   Jones, Morgan H ^b   Amendola, Annunziato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament; Rehabilitation; Sports injury; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ANATOMY; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ANKLE SPRAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPRESSION; CRYOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MASSAGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; ROTATION; SPORT INJURY; STRETCHING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANKLE INJURIES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 34250860229     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507302545     Document Type: Review

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