A Critical Analysis of Dudley Morton's Concept of Disordered Foot Function

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 147-155

  Glasoe, Ward Mylo ^a   Coughlin, Michael J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

first metatarsal; first ray; hypermobility; Morton Foot

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOOT DISEASE; FOREFOOT; HALLUX RIGIDUS; HALLUX VALGUS; HALLUX VARUS; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; METATARSAL BONE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

FOOT; FOOT DEFORMITIES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS;

EID: 33646138729     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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