Measurement of the Medial Clear Space: An Intra-Observer Comparison of Various Measurement Methods

Category: Ankle; Trauma Introduction/Purpose: The Medial Clear Space (MCS) is an anatomic space between the lateral cortex of the medial malleolus and the medial cortex of the talus. Measurement of the MCS is helpful in differentiating which ankle fractures are amenable to non- operative treatment,...

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Main Authors: Theodore T. Guild MD, Karina Mirochnik MS, Katherine K. Xie MD, Lauren K. Lewis MD, MPH, Amir-Ali Shah, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, John Kwon MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-12-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011423S00344