Which Ankle Fractures Require Syndesmotic Stabilization?

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 456-463

  van den Bekerom, Michel P J ^a   Lamme, Bas ^a   Hogervorst, Mike ^a   Bolhuis, Hugo W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ankle injury; ankle instability; review; syndesmosis; syndesmotic screw

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INSTABILITY; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIBULA FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; BONE SCREWS; FIBULA; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; RUPTURE; TIBIA;

EID: 35548962785     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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