Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 219-223 , May 2010

Arthroscopic Treatment of Anterolateral Impingement of the Ankle

  • Ahmed Mounir Moustafa El-Sayed, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufiya University, Shibin el Kom, Egypt; Associate Consultant Orthopaedic Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Ahmed Mounir Moustafa El-Sayed, MD, 3, Moustafa Kamel El-Rifaii, Janaklis, Alexandria, Egypt.

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 Financial Disclosure: None reported.

 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(10)00045-1

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2010.02.005

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 219-223 , May 2010

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