Comparison of custom and prefabricated orthoses in the initial treatment of proximal plantar fasciitis

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 214-221

  Pfeffer, Glenn ^a,b   Bacchetti, Peter ^c   Deland, Johnathan ^b   Lewis, Al ^b   Anderson, Robert ^b   Davis, William ^b   Alvarez, Richard ^b   Brodsky, James ^b   Cooper, Paul ^b   Frey, Carol ^b   Herrick, Richard ^b   Myerson, Mark ^b   Sammarco, James ^b   Janecki, Chet ^b   Ross, Steven ^b   Bowman, Michael ^b   Smith, Ronald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE; RUBBER; SILICONE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRETCHING; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0032933642     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079902000402     Document Type: Article

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