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Ankle and Foot

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This chapter deals with injuries of the ankle and foot. Various types of fractures and other injuries are presented. MR is discussed where it significantly adds to evaluation of these injuries.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical Branch Pediatric Radiology, Galveston, TX, USA

    Leonard E. Swischuk MD

  2. The Edward B. Singleton Department of Pediatric Radiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Siddharth P. Jadhav MD

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Swischuk, L.E., Jadhav, S.P. (2014). Ankle and Foot. In: Emergency Musculoskeletal Imaging in Children. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7747-1_11

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