The Fibular Fleck Sign with Peroneal Tendon Dislocation.

Radiology

From the Departments of Radiology (M.E.) and Orthopaedic Surgery (P.H.), Spital Interlaken, Spitäler Frutigen Meiringen Interlaken, Unterseen, Switzerland; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Swi

Published: May 2024


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