Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for diagnosis of ankle syndesmosis injury: a systematic review
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Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for diagnosis of ankle syndesmosis injury: a systematic review.
OBJECTIVES To determine the value of clinical tests for accurate diagnosis of ankle syndesmosis injury. DESIGN Systematic review. DATA SOURCES An electronic database search was conducted (to 6 August 2012) of databases such as: MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PubMed and Cochrane Databases. References from identified articles were examined and seven authors of eligible studies were contacted for ad...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Sports Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0306-3674,1473-0480
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091702