Lifelong bound feet in China: a quantitative ultrasound and lifestyle questionnaire study in postmenopausal women

OBJECTIVE: The phenomenon of foot binding, also known as ‘lotus feet’, has an enduring and influential history in China. To achieve a man-made smaller foot size, lifelong foot binding may have had adverse effects on the skeleton. We investigated bone properties in postmenopausal women with bound fee...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Qin, Ling, Pan, Yi, Zhang, Ming, Xu, Mian, Lao, Hanchang, O'Laughlin, Michael C, Tong, Shan, Zhao, Yanling, Hung, VWY, Cheng, JCY, Guo, Xia
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Sports and Exercise Medicine
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4368908/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25783423
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006521
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