Plantar pressures in fiberglass total contact casts vs. a new diabetic walking boot

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-49

  Pollo, Fabian E ^a   Brodsky, James W ^a   Crenshaw, Stephanie J ^a   Kirksey, Chris ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; FORCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; TOTAL CONTACT CAST;

EID: 0037229923     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070302400107     Document Type: Article

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