Development and reliability of a measurement device for flexion force of the first metatarsophalangeal joint

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-278

  Swanenburg, Jaap ^a   Stappaerts, Karel H ^b   Tirez, Bart ^d   Uebelhart, Daniel ^a   Aufdemkampe, Geert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Polytechnic of Utrecht   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Aged; Hallux; Strength; Women

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DYNAMOMETERS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PATIENT TREATMENT;

FLEXION FORCE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMAN; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0043023577     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.19.3.271     Document Type: Article

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