Association of Tibialis Posterior Tendon Pathology with Other Radiographic Findings in the Foot: A Case-Control Study

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 546-553

  Shibuya, Naohiro ^a   Ramanujam, Crystal L ^a   Garcia, Glenn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

adult acquired flatfoot; magnetic resonance image; pes valgus; spring ligament; tibialis posterior tendon

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLATFOOT; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE;

ANKLE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ODDS RATIO; TENDONS;

EID: 54849417956     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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