The effects of total contact casting materials on plantar pressures

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-78

  Hartsell, Heather D ^a   Brand, Richard A ^b   Frantz, Rita A ^c,d   Saltzman, Charles L ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Foot Ulceration; Plantar Pressures; Total Contact Casts

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT ULCER; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PLASTER CAST; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SHOE; WEIGHT BEARING; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE;

ADULT; CASTS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE; SHOES;

EID: 3843077802     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402500207     Document Type: Article

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