Pressure changes in the medial and lateral plantar and tarsal tunnels related to ankle position: A cadaver study

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 250-254

  Barker, Allison R ^a,c   Rosson, Gedge D ^a,b   Dellon, A Lee ^a,b,d  

^a Dellon Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery ^*

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decompression; Plantar Nerves; Pronation; Tarsal Tunnel

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FOOT PAD; FOOT SOLE; FOOTSHOCK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TARSAL BONE; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANKLE; CADAVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FOOT; HUMANS; PRESSURE; PRONATION; SUPINATION;

EID: 33846600411     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0250     Document Type: Article

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