Technique to study the biomechanical properties of the human calcaneal heel pad

Foot

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-91

  Tong, J ^a   Lim, C S ^b   Goh, O L ^c  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c Singapore Sports Council   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Calcaneal heel pad; Diabetes mellitus; Heel pad biomechanical properties; Plantar heel pain; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIOMECHANICS; CALCANEUS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEEL; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRESS; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0037410581     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-2592(02)00149-9     Document Type: Article

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