Results of non-surgical treatment of stage II posterior tibial tendon dysfunction: A 7- to 10-year followup

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 781-786

  Lin, Johnny L ^a   Balbas, John ^a   Richardson, E Greer ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bracing; Long term; Non operative; Posterior tibial tendonitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AOFAS ANKLE HINDFOOT SCORE; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE UPRIGHT ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT FUNCTION INDEX; FOOT ORTHOSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDON DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDON DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 48249097508     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2008.0781     Document Type: Article

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