The physical characteristics of materials used in the manufacture of orthoses for patients with diabetes

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1057-1063

  Paton, Joanne ^a   Jones, Ray B ^a   Stenhouse, Elizabeth ^a   Bruce, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Plymouth Teaching Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Materials; Orthoses; Physical characteristics

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; DENSITY; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; NEUROPATHIC ULCER; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOTIC DEVICES;

EID: 35148829415     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.1057     Document Type: Article

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