Current concepts review:​ operative techniques for stabilizing the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis

van den Bekerom, Michel P. J.; Raven, Eric E. J.

Affiliations

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gelre Hospitals, Location Lukas, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

Links

DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.1302

PubMed: 18173998

WoS: 000252499500017

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