Does flip-flop style footwear modify ankle biomechanics and foot loading patterns?

BACKGROUND: Flip-flops are an item of footwear, which are rubber and loosely secured across the dorsal fore-foot. These are popular in warm climates; however are widely criticised for being detrimental to foot health and potentially modifying walking gait. Contemporary alternatives exist including F...

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Autores principales: Price, Carina, Andrejevas, Vaidas, Findlow, Andrew H, Graham-Smith, Philip, Jones, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4182831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25279003
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13047-014-0040-y