The effect of leg length discrepancy on foot loading patterns and contact times

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 256-259

  O'Toole, G C ^a   Makwana, N K ^a   Lunn, J ^a   Harty, J ^a   Stephens, Michael ^a  

^a CAPPAGH NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Foot adaptive changes; Leg length discrepancy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING; ADOLESCENT; HALLUX; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

POLYURETHAN;

EID: 0037491273     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070302400310     Document Type: Article

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