Reliability of visual measurement of forefoot alignment

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 745-748

  Cornwall, Mark W ^a,f   McPoil, Thomas G ^a   Fishco, William D ^b   Hunt, Lea ^b,c   Lane, Camilla ^b,d   O'Donnell, Deborah ^b,e  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northern Arizona University ^*

^c Physiotherapy Associates   (United States)

^d 0rthopedic Clinic Associates   (United States)

^e ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Gait Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Alignment; Forefoot; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT PAIN; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VISION;

EID: 7244223330     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402501009     Document Type: Article

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