Epidermal Thickness and Biomechanical Properties of Plantar Tissues in Diabetic Foot

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1029-1038

  Chao, Clare Y L ^a,b   Zheng, Yong Ping ^a   Cheing, Gladys L Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Diabetic foot; Epidermal thickness; Plantar; Soft tissues

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DERMATOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; STIFFNESS;

BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; DIABETIC FOOT; EPIDERMAL THICKNESS; PLANTAR; SOFT TISSUE;

TISSUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDERMAL THICKNESS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HEEL; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; PLANTAR TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

EID: 79959255773     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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