Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 218-223 , December 2011

The influence of shoe sole's varying thickness on lower limb muscle activity

Received 9 March 2010 ,Revised 27 May 2010 ,Accepted 27 July 2010.

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