Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 56-62 , 2007

Evaluation of the results of Watson Jones tenodesis in chronic lateral instability of the ankle

Received 10 May 2006 ,Accepted 3 October 2006.

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