The incidence of plantar fasciitis in the United States military

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2867-2872

  Scher, Danielle L ^a   Belmont, Philip J ^a   Bear, Russell ^a   Mountcastle, Sally B ^b   Orr, Justin D ^a   Owens, Brett D ^c  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; SOLDIER;

ADULT; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73349115876     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00257     Document Type: Article

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