Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 44-52 , January 2006

Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction

  • Natalie A. Squires, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Natalie A. Squires, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3471 Fifth Ave, Suite 1010, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
    • ,
  • Clifford L. Jeng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2006.03.002

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 44-52 , January 2006

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