Reliability and correlates of cross-sectional area of abductor hallucis and the medial belly of the flexor hallucis brevis measured by ultrasound

Reliability and correlates of cross-sectional area of abductor hallucis and the medial belly of the flexor hallucis brevis measured by ultrasound

Abstract Background Weakness of the intrinsic foot muscles is thought to produce deformity, disability and pain. Assessing intrinsic foot muscles in isolation is a challenge; however ultrasound might provide a solution. The aims of this study were to assess the reproducibility of assessing the size...

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Main Authors: Penelope J. Latey, Joshua Burns, Elizabeth J. Nightingale, Jillian L. Clarke, Claire E. Hiller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Subjects:
Ultrasound
Pedobarography
Dynamometry
Intrinsic foot muscles
Arch height
Toe flexor strength
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13047-018-0259-0

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