Computed tomography of normal distal tibiofibular syndesmosis

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 559-564

  Elgafy, Hossein ^a   Semaan, Hassan B ^a   Blessinger, Brian ^a   Wassef, Andrew ^a   Ebraheim, Nabil A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Diastasis; Fibula; Injury; Syndesmosis; Syndesmotic; Syndesmotic injury; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE DISLOCATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIBIA TUBEROSITY; TIBIOFIBULAR SYNDESMOSIS; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; TIBIA;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77954983763     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-009-0809-4     Document Type: Article

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