Different functional treatment strategies for acute lateral ankle ligament injuries in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Kerkhoffs, Gino Mmj ^a   Struijs, Peter Aa ^a   Marti, Rene K ^a   Assendelft, Willem Jj ^b   Blankevoort, Leendert ^a   van Dijk, C N ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRACTED ARTICLE; REVIEW; ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; BANDAGE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; BANDAGES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LATERAL LIGAMENT, ANKLE; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880059274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002938.pub2     Document Type: Review

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