The Foot
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 161-164 , September 2009

Assessment of mechanical strain in the intact plantar fascia

  • Ross A. Clark

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, 202 Berkeley Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 0431 737 609.
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  • Andrew Franklyn-Miller

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, 202 Berkeley Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
    • Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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  • Eanna Falvey

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, 202 Berkeley Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
    • Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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  • Adam L. Bryant

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, 202 Berkeley Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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  • Simon Bartold

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, 202 Berkeley Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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  • Paul McCrory

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, 202 Berkeley Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia

Received 20 January 2009 ,Revised 2 June 2009 ,Accepted 2 June 2009.

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PII: S0958-2592(09)00054-6

doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2009.06.001

The Foot
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 161-164 , September 2009

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