Changes in the thickness and stiffness of plantar soft tissues in people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1484-1489

  Sun, Jia Hui ^a   Cheng, Benson K ^a   Zheng, Yong Ping ^a   Huang, Yan Ping ^a   Leung, Jenny Y ^b   Cheing, Gladys L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b RUTTONJEE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Diabetes mellitus; Elasticity; Foot; Rehabilitation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; HALLUX; HEEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; METATARSAL HEAD; PALPATION; PLANTAR SOFT TISSUE; RIGIDITY; SOFT TISSUE; THICKNESS;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 80052259005     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.03.015     Document Type: Article

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