New on-line parameters for analysis of dynamic foot pressures in neuropathic feet of Hansen's disease subjects

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 264-272

  Bhatia, Mahesh M ^a   Patil, K M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Dynamic foot pressures; Hansen's disease; Neuropathy; On line pressure parameters; Optical pedobarograph

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; CALCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOOT MALFORMATION; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; WALKING;

BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOOT; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LEPROSY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WALKING;

BIOMECHANICS; DISEASES; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

HANSEN'S DISEASE; OPTICAL PEDOBAROGRAPH;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

EID: 0033237701     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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