Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction as a cause of acquired flatfoot in the adult: Value of magnetic resonance imaging

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 136-139

  Narvaez J ^a   Narvaez J A ^a   Sanchez Marquez A ^a   Clavaguera, M T ^a   Rodriguez Moreno, J ^a   Gil, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flatfoot; MR imaging; Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; TENDON DISEASE; TENDON RUPTURE; TIBIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0343471471     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/36.1.136     Document Type: Article

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