Biomechanics of the heel pad for type 2 diabetic patients

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 291-296

  Hsu, Tsz Ching ^a   Lee, Ying Shiung ^a   Shau, Yio Wha ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Collagen; Diabetes foot; Heel; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HEALTH CARE; ORTHOTICS; PATIENT MONITORING;

HEEL PAD;

BIOMECHANICS;

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBOUND; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLLAGEN; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; GAIT; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036265847     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(02)00018-9     Document Type: Article

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