Does shoe insole modification prevent stress fractures? a systematic review

HSS Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-98

  Snyder, Rebecca A ^a   DeAngelis, Joseph P ^b   Koester, Michael C ^d   Spindler, Kurt P ^b   Dunn, Warren R ^b,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Slocum Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Insoles; Prevention; Stress fracture

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449532227     PISSN: 15563316     EISSN: 15563324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-009-9114-y     Document Type: Review

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