Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1958;40:1058-1062.
© 1958 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
A Comparison of Foot Forms Among the Non-Shoe and Shoe-Wearing Chinese Population
LAM SIM-FOOK M.B., B.S.1 and
A. R. HODGSON M.B., CH.B., F.R.C.S. (EDIN.)1
1 Orthopaedic and Traumatic Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The foot in its natural unrestricted form is mobile and flexible without any of the static complaints often encountered. When the foot becomes restricted by the wearing of stockings and shoes, its natural form becomes altered and static deformities develop.