Design and pilot testing of the DVA/seattle footwear system for diabetic patients with foot insensitivity

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Reiber, Gayle E ^a   Smith, Douglas G ^b   Boone, David A ^b   Del Aguila, Michael ^b   Borchers, Robert E ^b   Mathews, David ^b   Joseph, Aaron W ^b   Burgess, Ernest M ^b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

automated fabrication; depth inlay shoes; diabetes; insoles; neuropathy; orthoses

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LASER APPLICATIONS; ORTHOTICS;

AUTOMATED FABRICATION; DEPTH INLAY SHOES; DIABETES; INSOLES; NEUROPATHY; ORTHOSES;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB AMPUTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; TECHNICAL AID; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIABETIC FOOT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOOT ULCER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOES; VETERANS;

EID: 0031022308     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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