Gastrocnemius recession to treat isolated foot pain

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-23

  Maskill, John D ^a   Bohay, Donald R ^a   Anderson, John G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Equinus; Gastrocnemius recession; Pain; Plantar fasciitis; Strayer

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FOLLOW UP; FOOT PAIN; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS RECESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTURE; ORTHOTICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STRETCHING EXERCISE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; EQUINUS DEFORMITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 73949155920     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2010.0019     Document Type: Article

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