Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 635-643 , October 2001

Anterior lateral ankle ligament damage and anterior talocrural-joint laxity: an overview of the in vitro reports in literature

Received 7 February 2001 ,Accepted 31 May 2001.

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Clinical Biomechanics
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