Effect of foot and ankle position on tarsal tunnel compartment pressure

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 721-726

  Trepman, Elly ^a,b   Kadel, Nancy J ^c   Chisholm, Kathleen ^d   Razzano, Lynn ^d  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b University of Washington ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT PRESSURE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0032716140     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079902001108     Document Type: Article

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