Gait instability in older people with hallux valgus

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 483-489

  Menz, Hylton B ^a,b   Lord, Stephen Ronald ^a,c  

^a L Trobe University ^*

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental Falls; Age; Gait; Hallux Valgus; Pain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT SOLE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PLANTAR PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; VELOCITY; VISION; WALKING;

EID: 20144372022     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070502600610     Document Type: Article

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