A modular device to measure the effects of plantar foot pressure on the microcirculation of the heel

Foot

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-38

  Santos, D ^a   Carline, T ^a   Richmond, R ^b   Abboud, R J ^c  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BORDERS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foot; Laser Doppler fluxmeter; Microcirculation; Pressure; Skin blood flow; Strain gauge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MICROCIRCULATION; MOBILIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SUPINE POSITION; TECHNOLOGY; VOLUNTEER; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0037365549     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-2592(02)00115-3     Document Type: Article

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