Does barefoot walking influence the prevalence of idiopathic toe walking? Differences between German and Bengal children;Beeinflusst Barfußlaufen die Häfigkeit des idiopathischen? Unterschiede zwischen deutschen und bengalischen Kindern

Padiatrische Praxis

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 301-305

  Bernhard, Matthias K ^a   Merkenschlager, A ^a  

^a Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals Nasen Ohrenheilkunde Plastische Operationen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fore foot accentuated walking; Idiopathic toe walking; Sensory dysfunction; Shortened achilles tendon

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BAREFOOT WALKING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT SOLE; FOREFOOT; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; GERMANY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC TOE WALKING; JOINT FUNCTION; PREVALENCE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SHOE; WALKING;

EID: 49249134725     PISSN: 00309346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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