A shear and plantar pressure sensor based on fiber-optic bend loss

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 315-325

  Wang, Wei Chih ^a   Ledoux, William R ^a,b,c   Sangeorzan, Bruce J ^b,c   Reinhall, Per G ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior posterior shear; Biomechanics; Biosensing techniques; Diabetes mellitus; Foot ulcers; Gait; Lower limb complications; Plantar pressure; Plantar ulcers; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); DATA REDUCTION; DISEASE CONTROL; ELASTOMERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; SHEAR STRESS; TUMORS;

DIABETES; ELASTOMERIC PADS; GROUND-REACTION FORCES; PRESSURE SENSORS;

PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTIC BIOSENSOR; FORCE; INFECTION; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ULCER; NOISE; PLANTAR PRESSURE SENSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHEAR STRESS;

BIOMECHANICS; DIABETIC FOOT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 23344444312     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2004.07.0076     Document Type: Article

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