Reliability of the anterior drawer and talar tilt tests using the LigMaster joint arthrometer

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 389-397

  Docherty, Carrie L ^a   Rybak Webb, Katherine ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle laxity; Inversion; Stress test

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249222660     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.18.3.389     Document Type: Article

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