Accuracy and Measurement Error of the Medial Clear Space of the Ankle

Category: Ankle, Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Measurement of the medial clear space (MCS) is commonly used to assess deltoid ligament competency and mortise stability when managing ankle fractures. Lacking knowledge of the true anatomic width measured, previous studies have been unable to measure ac...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Ghorbanhoseini MD, MCh(Orth), John Y. Kwon MD, Ochuko Metitiri MD, David Zurakowski PhD, Ara Nazarian PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011417S000177