Age-related differences in foot structure and function

Gait and Posture

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-75

  Scott, Genevieve ^a   Menz, Hylton B ^a   Newcombe, Lesley ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Gait; Plantar pressure

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOT MALFORMATION; GAIT; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMAN; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SENSOR; STRENGTH; TOE INJURY; TOUCH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247210126     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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