The association between body mass index and musculoskeletal foot disorders: A systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 630-642

  Butterworth, P A ^a   Landorf, K B ^a   Smith, S E ^a   Menz, H B ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Foot; Musculoskeletal; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CHRONIC PAIN; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FLATFOOT; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT INJURY; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT PAIN; HALLUX VALGUS; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDINITIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; OBESITY; PAIN MANAGEMENT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84863475923     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.00996.x     Document Type: Review

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