Current concepts review: Stress fractures of the foot

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 750-757

  Gehrmann, Robin M ^a,b   Renard, Regis L ^a  

^a Ambulatory Care Center ^*

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED REST; BONES OF THE LEG AND FOOT; CAST APPLICATION; FOOT FRACTURE; FOOT NAVICULAR BONE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; ORTHOSIS; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STRESS FRACTURE;

EID: 33748541301     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070602700919     Document Type: Review

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