A radiographic technique for the assessment of ankle and midfoot equinus

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-255

  Elomrani, Naser ^a   Kasis, Ata ^a,b   Saleh, Michael ^a  

^a Acad Orthoped and Traum Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equinus; Foot and Ankle Deformity; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PES EQUINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 14744286891     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502600312     Document Type: Article

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