Association of limited joint mobility and high plantar pressure in diabetic foot ulceration in Asian Indians

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-61

  Viswanathan, Vijay ^a   Snehalatha, C ^a   Sivagami, M ^a   Seena, R ^a   Ramachandran, A ^a  

^a Diabetes Research Centre Tamil Nadu   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetic neuropathy; Foot pressure; Foot ulceration; Limited joint mobility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE;

AGE OF ONSET; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; INDIA; JOINT DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; WALKING;

EID: 0037375179     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(02)00272-3     Document Type: Article

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