The arch index: A measure of flat or fat feet?

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 575-581

  Wearing, Scott C ^a   Hills, Andrew P ^a   Byrne, Nuala M ^a   Hennig, Ewald M ^b   McDonald, Michael ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arch Index; Biomechanics; Obesity; Pressure Distribution

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 4143060574     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402500811     Document Type: Article

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