Ultrasonographic examination of the deltoid ligament in bimalleolar equivalent fractures

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 883-886

  Chen, Pei Yu ^a   Wang, Tyng Guey ^b   Wang, Chung Li ^b,c  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ankle fractures; Deltoid ligament; Differential diagnosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BRACE; CAST APPLICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; MEDIAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

ANKLE INJURIES; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE;

EID: 53549130254     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2008.0883     Document Type: Article

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