Adult flatfoot/posterior tibial tendon dysfunction: Classification and treatment

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 345-370

  Weinraub, Glenn M ^b   Saraiya, Monal J ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Century Park East Foot and Ankle Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIOMECHANICS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FLATFOOT; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TENDON DISEASE; TIBIA;

EID: 0036656826     PISSN: 08918422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-8422(02)00007-1     Document Type: Article

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