Aggressive surgical treatment and early return to sports in athletes with grade III syndesmosis sprains

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1833-1838

  Taylor, Dean C ^a   Tenuta, Joachim J ^b   Uhorchak, John M ^c   Arciero, Robert A ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Isl Orthopaedics and Sports Med   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Athletes; Internal fixation; Sprain; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOPHYTE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT; SYNDESMOSIS SPRAIN; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BONE SCREWS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35648929409     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507304666     Document Type: Article

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