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| Newsletter 9 May 2011
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| Latest Research | Latest Discussions | Latest Reviews |
Foot orthoses in the prevention of injury in initial military training (Am J Sports Med.) Validation of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Scoring Scales. (J Foot Ankle Surg.) Is there evidence for aetiologically distinct subgroups of idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus? (PLoS One.) Running stride peak forces inversely determine running economy in elite runners. (J Strength Cond Res.) New alternative in treatment of callus. (J Dermatol.) The effect of foot structure on 1st metatarsophalangeal joint flexibility and hallucal loading. (Gait Posture.) Inexpensive footwear decreases joint loading in elderly women with knee osteoarthritis. (Gait Posture.) Comparative Study of the Quality of Life between Arthrodesis and Total Arthroplasty of Substitution of the Ankle. (J Foot Ankle Surg.) Anthropometric characteristics of feet of soldiers in the New Zealand Army. (Mil Med.) Modified Lambrinudi arthrodesis with additional posterior tibial tendon transfer in adult drop foot. (Oper Orthop Traumatol.) |
Genetic basis of clubfoot Pediatrics Idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) is a common developmental foot disorder, the aetiology of which remains largely unknown. Some aspects of the epidemiology suggest the possibility of aetiologically distinct subgroups. Previous studies consider CTEV as a homogenous entity which may conceal risk factors in particular subgroups. We investigate evidence for aetiologically distinct subgroups of CTEV Kevin Kirby Q & A for Manchester Biomechanics Summer School Langer Orthotic Labs asked me a series of questions that I answered in preparation for their Biomechanics Summer School in Manchester next month, in June 2011 How a podiatrist sign became a literary icon The Happy Foot/Sad Foot sign became better known to readers outside the Los Angeles area when it appeared in Jonathan Lethem's 2007 novel, "You Don't Love Me Yet." In that book, the main character, a musician named Lucinda, can see the sign from the window of her apartment: "The two images presented not so much a one-or-the-other choice as an eternal marriage of opposites, the emblem of some ancient foot-based philosophical system. Supination resistance and orthoses prescription |
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