The deltoid ligament: An in-depth review of anatomy, function, and treatment strategies

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1316-1327

  Savage Elliott, Ian ^a   Murawski, Christopher D ^a   Smyth, Niall A ^a   Golanó, Pau ^b,c   Kennedy, John G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Deltoid ligament; Medial ankle instability

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANKLE INJURIES; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY;

EID: 84877921654     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2159-3     Document Type: Review

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