Radiographic comparison of standing medial cuneiform arch height in adults with and without acquired flatfoot deformity

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 636-638

  Arangio, George A ^a,b   Wasser, Thomas ^a   Rogman, Albéric ^a  

^a Valley Sports and Arthritis Surgeons ^*

^b Valley Sports and Arthritis Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult Flatfoot; Arch Height; Medial Cuneiform; Radiographic Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOOT; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FOREFOOT; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; STANDING; TALUS;

EID: 33747884223     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602700813     Document Type: Article

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