Shod versus unshod: The emergence of forefoot pathology in modern humans?

Foot

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 205-213

  Zipfel, B ^a   Berger, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Footwear; Habitual behaviour; Metatarsal pathology; Pre pastoral; Variation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FOREFOOT; HABIT; HOLOCENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SHOE; SKELETON; URBAN AREA;

EID: 35248863848     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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