Subtalar joint axis location and rotational equilibrium theory of foot function

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 465-487

  Kirby, Kevin A ^a,b,c  

^a American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine   (United States)

^b California College of Pediatric Medicine San Francisco Campus   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CALCANEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; PALPATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH; ROTATION; SUBTALAR JOINT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CALCANEUS; FOOT; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; OSTEOTOMY; PALPATION; PRONATION; RESEARCH; ROTATION; SUBTALAR JOINT; SUPINATION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0035490280     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-91-9-465     Document Type: Article

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