Ankle ligaments on MRI: Appearance of normal and injured ligaments

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 687-695

  Perrich, Kiley D ^a   Goodwin, Douglas W ^a   Hecht, Paul J ^a   Cheung, Yvonne ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Ligaments; MRI

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING CALCANEONAVICULAR LIGAMENT; SYNDESMOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATERAL LIGAMENT, ANKLE; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 69949110675     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.2286     Document Type: Article

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