The influence of shoe design on plantar pressures in neuropathic feet

Diabetes Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 441-445

  Praet, Stephan F E ^a,b   Louwerens, Jan Willem K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HALLUX; HEEL; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METATARSAL BONE; PRESSURE; PROCESS DESIGN; SHOE; SHOE DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOT; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

AGED; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE; SHOES; WALKING;

EID: 0042810844     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.26.2.441     Document Type: Article

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