Simultaneous Radiographic Technique to Evaluate Ankle Instability.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC5766444 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
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Simultaneous Radiographic Technique to Evaluate Ankle Instability.
De Aguiar Tiago Oliveira TO Oliboni Lucas Santos LS Dezotti Victor Macedo VM Kennedy Nicholas I NI Ferrari Márcio B MB Ellera Gomes João Luiz JL
Arthroscopy techniques 20171113 6
The use of ankle stress radiographs is common to evaluate ankle instability. However, the majority of the studies report the use of a manual method to apply the stress, increasing radiation exposure to the physician. Furthermore, as reported in other studies, the force applied during the stress may vary between examiners according the strength and experience. In this Technical Note, we describe our preferred method to evaluate ankle instability, either using an inversion or eversion stress, avoi ...[more]
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