Which X-ray views are required in juvenile ankle trauma?

Although ankle sprains are probably the most common injury in adolescent sports people, epiphyseal injuries are missed on the presumption of a ligamentous tear. The risk of damaged ligaments has been overemphasized while the potentially dangerous epiphyseolysis has been understressed. An oblique X-r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery 1990-01, Vol.109 (3), p.175-176
Hauptverfasser:	Heim, M, Blankstein, A, Israeli, A, Horoszowski, H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ankle Injuries Ankle Joint - diagnostic imaging Basketball - injuries Child Female Growth Plate - diagnostic imaging Humans Radiography Salter-Harris Fractures Sprains and Strains - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	Although ankle sprains are probably the most common injury in adolescent sports people, epiphyseal injuries are missed on the presumption of a ligamentous tear. The risk of damaged ligaments has been overemphasized while the potentially dangerous epiphyseolysis has been understressed. An oblique X-ray of the ankle joint is indicated prior to "stress" pictures.
ISSN:	0936-8051 1434-3916
DOI:	10.1007/BF00440583