Severity of pronation and classification of first metatarsophalangeal joint dorsiflexion increases…

Severity of pronation and classification of first metatarsophalangeal joint dorsiflexion increases the validity of the Hubscher Manoeuvre for the diagnosis of Functional Hallux Limitus Alfred Gatt, Tiziana Mifsud, Nachiappan Chockalingam The Foot; Available online 20 March 2014 Quote: Background Functional Hallux Limitus (FHL) is diagnosed with a static test known as the Hubscher Manoeuvre, the validity of which has been previously questioned. Objective/s To investigate the validity of this manoeuvre and whether introducing severity of pronation as a second concurrent test would increase this validity

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