The effect of ankle position on plantar pressure in a short leg walking boot

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 69-72

  Crenshaw, Stephanie J ^a,b   Pollo, Fabian E ^a,b   Brodsky, James W ^a,b  

^a Baylor University Medical Center ^*

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cast; Plantar Pressure; Ulcer; Walking Boot

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTAR ULCER; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SHOE; ULCER HEALING; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING; BODY POSTURE; FOOT; ORTHOTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZATION;

ANKLE; CASTS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PRESSURE; PRONATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHOES; SUPINATION; WALKING;

EID: 3843053877     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402500206     Document Type: Article

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