Correlations between subjective treatment responses and plantar pressure parameters of metatarsal pad treatment in metatarsalgia patients: A prospective study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Kang, Jiunn Horng ^a   Chen, Min Der ^b   Chen, Shih Ching ^a   Hsi, Wei Li ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MIN SHENG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN FOAM;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METATARSAL BONE; METATARSAL PAD; METATARSALGIA; PLANTAR PRESSURE; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; METATARSAL BONES; METATARSALGIA; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845796707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-7-95     Document Type: Article

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