• Ir J Med Sci · Apr 1999

    Review

    From heel to toe.

    • M M Stephens.
    • Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin.
    • Ir J Med Sci. 1999 Apr 1; 168 (2): 127132127-32.

    AbstractModern treatment of foot and ankle disorders must be based around the restoration of normal function and only if the biomechanics of the foot and ankle are properly understood can appropriate treatment programmes be planned. In the past such programmes have been arbitrary, often based on fusion which could not ever restore normal foot function. However, when one combines the experience of historical treatment techniques with modern biomechanical principles, a new and modern approach can be adopted so that new treatment protocols can be developed.

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