Intraoperative assessment of the stability of the distal tibiofibular joint in supination-external rotation injuries of the ankle sensitivity, specificity, and reliability of two clinical tests

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 2057-2061

  Pakarinen, Harri ^a   Flinkkilä, Tapio ^a   Ohtonen, Pasi ^a   Hyvönen, Pekka ^a   Lakovaara, Martti ^a   Leppilahti, Juhana ^a   Ristiniemi, Jukka ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT STABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; SURGEON;

EID: 81855174755     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01287     Document Type: Article

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