The prevalence of symptomatic posterior tibialis tendon dysfunction in women over the age of 40 in England

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-81

  Kohls Gatzoulis, J ^a   Woods, B ^b   Angel, J C ^a   Singh, D ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Annandale Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult acquired flat foot; Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction; Prevalence; Tibialis posterior insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDON DYSFUNCTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR TIBIAL TENDON DYSFUNCTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67349088485     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: 14609584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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