Impact of strut height on offloading capacity of removable cast walkers

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 725-730

  Crews, Ryan T ^a   Sayeed, Fraaz ^a   Najafi, Bijan ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetic foot ulcer; Offloading; Pedobarography

Indexed keywords

BODY-WORN SENSORS; CENTER OF MASS; DIABETIC FOOT ULCER; GAIT KINEMATICS; OFFLOADING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEAK PRESSURE; PEDOBAROGRAPHY; PRESSURE-TIME INTEGRAL; RANGE OF MOTIONS;

DISEASES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

LOADING;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; GAIT; HEIGHT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE; MALE; OFFLOADING CAPACITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REMOVABLE CAST WALKER; SHOE; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING;

CASTS, SURGICAL; DIABETIC FOOT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WALKERS; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84863630846     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: 18791271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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