Epidemiology of High-Heel Shoe Injuries in U.S. Women: 2002 to 2012

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 615-619

  Moore, Justin Xavier ^a   Lambert, Brice ^a   Jenkins, Gabrielle P ^a   McGwin, Gerald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle injuries; Ethnology; Foot injuries; Sprain injuries; Strain injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; HIGH HEEL SHOE INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANKLE INJURIES; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOOT INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; PRODUCT SAFETY; SHOE; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANKLE INJURIES; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOT INJURIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SHOES; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937634036     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: 15422224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2015.04.008     Document Type: Article

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