Treatment of the Unstable Ankle with an Osteochondral Lesion

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 782-790

  Gregush, Ronald V ^a   Ferkel, Richard D ^b,c  

^a Evergreen Orthopedic Center   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ankle instability; ankle pain; lateral ankle stabilization; osteochondral lesion of the talus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE INJURY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TALUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE INJURIES; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TALUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954699513     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509351556     Document Type: Article

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