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Clinical Features

Foot Pain: Biomechanical Basics as a Guide for Assessment and Treatment

Joseph Schuster Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MNCorrespondence[email protected]
, DPM,
J. Chris Coetzee Twin Cities Orthopedics and Minnesota Sports Medicine, Minneapolis, MN
, MD &
Steven D. Stovitz Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Athletic Department Team Physician, Minneapolis, MN
, MD
Pages 80-86 | Published online: 13 Mar 2015

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