What the Practising Clinician Should Know About Foot Biomechanics

The Foot in Diabetes: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 68-91

  Cavanagh, Peter R ^a,b   Ulbrecht, Jan S ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

'loss of protective sensation' (LOPS); Barefoot walking in plantar ulceration; Biomechanical issues in plantar ulcer treatment; Foot biomechanics; Neuropathic patients and altered gait patterns; Neuropathy and high pressure the key combination; Primary and secondary prevention footwear importance; Primary prevention 2 minute foot examination; Stress and stress concentration

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549147000     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470029374.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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