Tarsal tunnel syndrome: A literature review

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 149-152

  Ahmad, M ^a   Tsang, K ^a   Mackenney, P J ^a   Adedapo, A O ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Literature review; Tarsal tunnel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EARLY INTERVENTION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE FIBROSIS; NEUROPATHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPLINTING; SURGICAL APPROACH; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME;

HUMANS; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME;

EID: 84864511107     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: 14609584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2011.10.007     Document Type: Review

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