Correlation between radiological assessment of acute ankle fractures and syndesmotic injury on MRI

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 787-801

  Hermans, J J ^a   Wentink, N ^b   Beumer, A ^c   Hop, W C J ^d   Heijboer, M P ^d   Moonen, A F C M ^c   Ginai, A Z ^d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^c AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankle; Fracture; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiograph; Syndesmosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL CLEAR SPACE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPERIOR CLEAR SPACE; TIBIOFIBULAR CLEAR SPACE; TIBIOFIBULAR OVERLAP;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATERAL LIGAMENT, ANKLE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863986722     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: 14322161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-011-1284-2     Document Type: Article

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