Development of a clinical instrument to measure heel pad indentation

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 298-300

  Rome, Keith ^a   Webb, Paul ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH TEES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heel pad; Indentation; Soft tissue mechanical properties; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

HEEL PAD INDENTATION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOT PAD; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HEEL; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0033953898     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(99)00046-7     Document Type: Article

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