The evolution of foot morphology in children between 6 and 17 years of age: A cross-sectional study based on footprints in a mediterranean population

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 424-428

  Stavlas, Panagiotis ^a,c   Grivas, Theodoros B ^b   Michas, Constantinos ^b   Vasiliadis, Elias ^b   Polyzois, Vassilios ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b THRIASIO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c TK 12462 ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Foot growth; Foot growth natural history; Foot morphology; Footprint; Footprint classification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DERMATOGLYPHICS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOOT; GROWTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION; SEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOT; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 27644493262     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2005.07.023     Document Type: Article

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