The reliability of clinical and caliper-based calcaneal bisection measurements

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 121-126

  LaPointe, Stephan J ^a,b,c   Peebles, Charles ^a,c   Nakra, Aprajita ^d   Hillstrom, Howard ^e  

^a Podiatry Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c Emory Northlake Reg Medical Center ^*

^d Northlake Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CALCANEUS; HEEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PODIATRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

CADAVER; CALCANEUS; HEEL; HUMANS; PODIATRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0035289670     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-91-3-121     Document Type: Article

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