Nerve Entrapment in the Foot and Ankle of an Athlete

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 387-394

  Raikin, Steven M ^a   Schon, Lew C ^b,c  

^a ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Johnston Professional Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Foot and ankle; Nerve entrapment; Neuralgia; Neuropathy; Tarsal tunnel

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347935641     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-200008040-00010     Document Type: Article

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