A comparison of weightbearing pressures in various postoperative devices

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-154

  Glod, Douglas J ^a,b,c,d   Fettinger, Patrick ^a   Gibbons, Robert W ^a  

^a MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

forefoot pressure management; postoperative shoes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOOT SURGERY; FOREFOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SHOE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0029962117     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(96)80032-9     Document Type: Article

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