Radiographic Diagnosis of Occult Distal Fibular Avulsion Fracture in Children with Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 352-357

  Kwak, Yoon Hae ^a   Lim, Jae Young ^b   Oh, Min Kyung ^b   Kim, Woo Jin ^c   Park, Kun Bo ^b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ankle injuries; Children; fibula

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTAL FIBULA FRACTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ANKLE; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; COMPLICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FIBULA; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; INJURIES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE INJURIES; ANKLE JOINT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; LATERAL LIGAMENT, ANKLE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84956952264     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000271     Document Type: Article

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