Use of ready-made insoles in the treatment of lesser metatarsalgia: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 217-220

  Kelly, Andrew ^a,b   Winson, Ian ^a  

^a Avon Orthopaedic Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; MALE; METATARSALGIA; ORTHOSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031944174     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079801900405     Document Type: Article

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