Pathological variations in mummified feet between two near-distance/long-time populations in Ancient Egypt Albert Isidro, Beatrice Huber, Aamer Malik and Assumpci? Malgosa Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2015, 8:58 doi:10.1186/s13047-015-0115-4 Quote: Background In ancient populations, a significant quantity of foot pathology was related either to the type of footwear they used or the underlying terrain they walked on
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Foot pathology in Egyptian mummies