Ankle injury mechanisms: Lessons learned from cadaveric studies

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 350-361

  Funk, James R ^a  

^a Biodynamic Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

fracture; injury classification; Lauge Hansen; sprain; tear

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTION; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CADAVER; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOOT INJURY; FORCE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TORQUE;

ANKLE; ANKLE INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUBTALAR JOINT; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 79953007702     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.21112     Document Type: Article

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