Standing foot pressure image analysis for variations in foot sole soft tissue properties and levels of diabetic neuropathy

ITBM-RBM

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-33

  Charanya, G ^a   Mothiram Patil, K ^a   Thomas, V Jacob ^a   Narayanamurthy, V B ^b   Parivalavan, R ^b   Visvanath, K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b Sundaram Medical Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetic neuropathy; paisseur de la plante de pied; Foot pressure distribution parameter; Foot pressure image; Foot sole hardness; Foot sole thickness; Plantar ulcers; Power ratio; R sistance de la voute plantaire

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FOOT SOLE; HARDNESS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PLANTAR ULCER; SENSATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STANDING; THICKNESS; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 1942468961     PISSN: 12979562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmret.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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