Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 317-322 , March 2010

Foot structure and function in older people with radiographic osteoarthritis of the medial midfoot

  • H.B. Menz

      Affiliations

    • Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Hylton B. Menz, Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia. Tel: 61-3-9479-5801; Fax: 61-3-9479-5415.
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  • S.E. Munteanu

      Affiliations

    • Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
    • Department of Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
    • ,
  • G.V. Zammit

      Affiliations

    • Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
    • ,
  • K.B. Landorf

      Affiliations

    • Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
    • Department of Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia

Received 4 September 2009 ,Accepted 18 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2009.11.010

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 317-322 , March 2010

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