Integrated pressure-force-kinematics measuring system for the characterisation of plantar foot loading during locomotion

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 156-163

  Giacomozzi, C ^a   Macellari, V ^a   Leardini, A ^b   Benedetti, M G ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anatomical references; Foot loading; Footprint subareas; Kinematics; Pressure distribution

Indexed keywords

FORCE MEASUREMENT; KINEMATICS; PHOTOINTERPRETATION; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

FOOT LOADING; STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CINERADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FOOT; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING; X RAY;

EID: 0034112957     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02344770     Document Type: Article

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