Influence of Obesity on Foot Loading Characteristics in Gait for Children Aged 1 to 12 Years.

BACKGROUND:Overweight and obesity are increasing health problems that are not restricted to adults only. Childhood obesity is associated with metabolic, psychological and musculoskeletal comorbidities. However, knowledge about the effect of obesity on the foot function across maturation is lacking....

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Main Authors: Steffen Mueller, Anja Carlsohn, Juliane Mueller, Heiner Baur, Frank Mayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4767217?pdf=render

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