Biomechanics of the Normal and Arthritic Ankle Joint

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 517-528

  Snedeker, Jess G ^a,b   Wirth, Stephan H ^a   Espinosa, Norman ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ankle joint; Arthroplasty; Biomechanics; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 84869390774     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2012.08.001     Document Type: Review

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