Gait & Posture
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 251-255 , February 2010

Relationships between segmental foot mobility and plantar loading in individuals with and without diabetes and neuropathy

  • Smita Rao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, New York University, 380 2nd Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10010, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 212 998 9194; fax: +1 212 995 4190.
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  • Charles L. Saltzman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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  • H. John Yack

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Program in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States

Received 28 July 2009 ,Revised 12 October 2009 ,Accepted 25 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.10.016

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Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 251-255 , February 2010

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