Management of Unstable Ankle Fractures and Syndesmosis Injuries in Athletes

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 277-298

  Jelinek, J Adam ^a   Porter, David A ^a  

^a Methodist Sports Medicine/The Orthopedic Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Athletes; Ligament sports; Management; Open reduction internal fixation; Unstable

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ANKLE INJURY; FRACTURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; LIGAMENT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 66349114987     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2009.03.003     Document Type: Review

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