Identification of a Fibular Fracture in an Intercollegiate Football Player in a Physical Therapy Setting

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 182-186

  Goss, Donald Lee ^a,e   Moore, Josef H ^b   Thomas, Darryl B ^c   DeBerardino, Thomas M ^d  

^a Physical Therapy Services   (Germany)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CMR 480 Box 573 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; FIBULA; FIBULA FRACTURE; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG FRACTURE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORT INJURY; SYMPTOM; WALKING AID;

EID: 4844224686     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2004.1310     Document Type: Article

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