An examination of plantar pressure measurements to identify the location of diabetic forefoot ulceration

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-115

  Stacpoole Shea, Susan ^a,b   Shea, Graeme ^b   Lavery, Lawrence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Foot; Pressure; Ulceration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC FOOT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; FOREFOOT; GAIT; HALLUX; HUMAN; JOINT PRESSURE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; PREDICTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SHOE; WEIGHT BEARING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; NOTE;

EID: 0032954256     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(99)80021-0     Document Type: Article

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