Management of distal tibio-fibular syndesmotic injuries: A snapshot of current practice

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 365-369

  Monga, Puneet ^a,c   Kumar, Aravind ^a   Simons, Adrian ^a   Panikker, Vivek ^b  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c Derby Royal Infirmary ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Postal questionnaire; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIBIA;

ANKLE INJURIES; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIBIA;

EID: 48249091247     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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